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God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
τοῦtou<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (T-GSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Hebrews 11:40 word 1
θεοῦtheouGod
Lemma: θεός (theos) · Strong's: G2316
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-GSM-T)
Meaning: God — θεός, -οῦ, ὁ, ἡ (Act.19:37 only; see M, Pr., 60, 244), late voc., θεέ (Mat.27:46; cf. Deu.3:24, al.), ; [in LXX chiefly for אֱלֹהִים, also for אֵל and other cognate forms, יהוה, etc. ; ] ; a god or deity, God. ; 1. In…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1338 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2316; TFLSJ G2316; TAGNT Hebrews 11:40 word 2
περὶperifor
Lemma: περί (peri) · Strong's: G4012
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: about — περί, ; prep. with genitive, accusative (in cl. also with dative; cf. M, Pr., 105f.), ; with radical sense round about (as distinct from ἀμφί, on both sides). ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of place, about (poët.). ; 2. Causal,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 334 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 6:28, Matthew 8:18, Matthew 9:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4012; TFLSJ G4012; TAGNT Hebrews 11:40 word 3
ἡμῶνhēmōnus
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Genitive · Plural (P-1GP)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT Hebrews 11:40 word 4
κρεῖττόνkreittonbetter
Lemma: κρείσσων (kreissōn) · Strong's: G2908
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter · Comparative (A-ASN-C)
Meaning: greater — κρείσσων; (Epic and old Att..) and κρείττων (later Att..), prop. comparat. of κρατύς, strong, but in sense often (as in cl., see LS, see word) as comparat. of ἀγαθός, [in LXX chiefly for טוֹב ; ] ; better; (a) as to…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 19 times. Also: 1 Corinthians 7:9, 1 Corinthians 7:38, 1 Corinthians 11:17, Philippians 1:23, Hebrews 1:4, Hebrews 6:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2908; TFLSJ G2908; TAGNT Hebrews 11:40 word 5
τιtisomething
Lemma: τις (tis) · Strong's: G5100
Parsing: Indefinite pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (X-ASN)
Meaning: one — τις, neut., τι, genitive, τινός, ; enclitic indefinite pron., related to interrog. τίς as πού, πως, ποτέ to ποῦ, πῶς, πότε. ; I. As subst., ; 1. one, a certain one: Luk.9:49, Jhn.11:1, Act.5:25, al.; pl., τίνες,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 542 times. Also: Matthew 5:23, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 11:27, Matthew 12:19, Matthew 12:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5100; TFLSJ G5100; TAGNT Hebrews 11:40 word 6
προβλεψαμένου,problepsamenouhaving planned,
Lemma: προβλέπω (problepō) · Strong's: G4265
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle · Participle · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (V-AMP-GSM)
Meaning: to foresee/plan — προ-βλέπω ; [in LXX: Psa.37:13 (רָאָה)* ; ] ; to foresee: mid., Heb.11:40 (see Bl., § 24, 55, 1).†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4265; TFLSJ G4265; TAGNT Hebrews 11:40 word 7
ἵναinaso that
Lemma: ἵνα (hina) · Strong's: G2443
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: in order that/to — ἵνα, ; I. adverb (poët., Hom., al.), ; 1. of place, where, whither. ; 2. of circumstance, when. ; II. Conjunction, ; 1. prop., final, denoting purpose or end (cl.), that, in order that, usually the first word in the…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2443; TFLSJ G2443; TAGNT Hebrews 11:40 word 8
μὴmēnot
Lemma: μή (mē) · Strong's: G3361
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: not — μή, ; subjective negative particle, ; used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1087 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3361; TFLSJ G3361; TAGNT Hebrews 11:40 word 9
χωρὶςchōrisapart from
Lemma: χωρίς (chōris) · Strong's: G5565
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: without — χωρίς ; adv., ; 1. separately, apart: Jhn.20:7. ; 2. As prep., with genitive, ; (a) separate from, apart from, without (practically equiv. to ἄνευ; see Field, Notes, 103): Mat.13:34, Mrk.4:34, Luk.6:49, Jhn.1:3 15:5,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 40 times. Also: Matthew 13:34, Matthew 14:21, Matthew 15:38, Mark 4:34, Luke 6:49, John 1:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5565; TFLSJ G5565; TAGNT Hebrews 11:40 word 10
ἡμῶνhēmōnus
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Genitive · Plural (P-1GP)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT Hebrews 11:40 word 11
τελειωθῶσιν.¶teleiōthōsinthey may be made perfect.
Lemma: τελειόω (teleioō) · Strong's: G5048
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Subjunctive · 3rd · Plural (V-APS-3P)
Meaning: to perfect — τελειόω, -ῶ; (τέλειος), [in LXX: Exo.29:9, Lev.4:5, al. (τ. χεῖρ מָלֵא pi.), 2Ki.22:26, al. (תָּמַם), Wis.4:13, al. (cf. Westc., He., 64) ; ] ; 1. bring to an end, finish, accomplish, fulfil: Jhn.4:34, Act.20:24; of…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 23 times. Also: Luke 2:43, Luke 13:32, John 4:34, John 5:36, John 17:4, John 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5048; TFLSJ G5048; TAGNT Hebrews 11:40 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| God | → | θεός G2316 God |
| had planned | → | προβλέπω G4265 to foresee/plan |
| something | → | τις G5100 one |
| better | → | G2909 |
| for | → | περί G4012 about |
| us | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| so that | → | ἵνα G2443 in order that/to |
| together with | → | χωρίς G5565 without |
| us | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| they would be made perfect | → | τελειόω G5048 to perfect |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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