Hebrews 12:1 Go deeper
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us , and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ΤοιγαροῦνToigarounTherefore
Lemma: τοιγαροῦν (toigaroun) · Strong's: G5105
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: therefore — τοι-γαρ-οῦν ; an inferential particle, [in LXX: Job.22:10 24:22, Sir.41:16, al. ; ] ; wherefore then, so therefore: 1Th.4:8, Heb.12:1 (Hat., Plat., al.).†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: 1 Thessalonians 4:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5105; TFLSJ G5105; TAGNT Hebrews 12:1 word 1
καὶkaialso
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Hebrews 12:1 word 2
ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselves
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Nominative · Plural (P-1NP)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
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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 12:1 word 3
τοσοῦτονtosoutonsuch a great
Lemma: τοσοῦτος (tosoutos) · Strong's: G5118
Parsing: Correlative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (K-ASN)
Meaning: so great — τοσοῦτος, -αύτη, -οῦτο; (Heb.7:22) and (elsewhere, as usually in Attic) -οῦτον, correlat. of ὅσος, of quantity, size, number, so great, so much, pl., so many: Mat.8:10 Luk.7:9, Heb.12:1, Rev.18:7, 16; of time, so long,…
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Used 21 times. Also: Matthew 8:10, Matthew 15:33, Luke 7:9, Luke 15:29, John 6:9, John 12:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5118; TFLSJ G5118; TAGNT Hebrews 12:1 word 4
ἔχοντεςechonteshaving
Lemma: ἔχω (echō) · Strong's: G2192
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)
Meaning: to have/be — ἔχω, ; [in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ; ] ; (on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses and constructions. ; I.…
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Used 715 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 4:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2192; TFLSJ G2192; TAGNT Hebrews 12:1 word 5
περικείμενονperikeimenonencompassing
Lemma: περίκειμαι (perikeimai) · Strong's: G4029
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (V-PNP-ASN)
Meaning: to surround — περί-κειμαι ; [in LXX: Ep. Je 24, 58, 4Ma.12:3 * ; ] ; 1. to lie round about: μύλος, λίθος (RV, were hanged about), Mrk.9:42, Luk.17:2; νεφος μαρτύρων, Heb.12:1. ; 2. to have around one, be clothed with: Act.28:20;…
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Used 5 times. Also: Mark 9:42, Luke 17:2, Acts 28:20, Hebrews 5:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4029; TFLSJ G4029; TAGNT Hebrews 12:1 word 6
ἡμῖνhēminus
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Dative · Plural (P-1DP)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
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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 12:1 word 7
νέφοςnephosa cloud
Lemma: νέφος (nephos) · Strong's: G3509
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)
Meaning: cloud — νέφος, -ους, τό ; [in LXX for עָב, שַׁחַק, עָנַן ; ] ; a mass of clouds, a cloud (cf. νεφέλη); metaphorically as in Hom., Hdt., al.), of a dense throng: Heb.12:1.†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3509; TFLSJ G3509; TAGNT Hebrews 12:1 word 8
μαρτύρων,marturōnof witnesses,
Lemma: μάρτυς (martus) · Strong's: G3144
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (N-GPM)
Meaning: witness — μάρτυς; (Æolic μάρτυρ), -υρος, ὁ (also ἡ), [in LXX for עֵד ; ] ; a witness: Act.10:41, 1Ti.6:12, 2Ti.2:2, Heb.12:1 (Westc., in l); in forensic sense, Mat.18:16 26:65, Mrk.14:63, Act.6:13 7:58, 2Co.13:1, 1Ti.5:19,…
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Used 35 times. Also: Matthew 18:16, Matthew 26:65, Mark 14:63, Luke 11:48, Luke 24:48, Acts 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3144; TFLSJ G3144; TAGNT Hebrews 12:1 word 9
ὄγκονogkonweight
Lemma: ὄγκος (ogkos) · Strong's: G3591
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: impediment — ὄγκος, -ου, ὁ ; bulk, mass; metaphorically, an encumbrance: Heb.12:1.†; SYN.: βάρος, a weight; φορτίον, a burden, that which is borne (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3591; TFLSJ G3591; TAGNT Hebrews 12:1 word 10
ἀποθέμενοιapothemenoihaving laid aside
Lemma: ἀποτίθημι (apotithēmi) · Strong's: G0659
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-2AMP-NPM)
Meaning: to put aside — ἀπο-τίθημι ; [in LXX chiefly for נוּחַ hi. ; ] ; to put off or aside; in NT always mid., ; (a) to put of from oneself as a garment: τ. ἱμάτια, Act.7:58; metaphorically, in ethical sense, to put of, lay aside: Rom.13:12,…
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Used 9 times. Also: Matthew 14:3, Acts 7:58, Romans 13:12, Ephesians 4:22, Ephesians 4:25, Colossians 3:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0659; TFLSJ G0659; TAGNT Hebrews 12:1 word 11
πάνταpantaevery
Lemma: πᾶς (pas) · Strong's: G3956
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)
Meaning: all — πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, genitive, παντός, πάσης, παντός, ; [in LXX chiefly for כֹּל ; ] ; all, every. ; I. As adj., ; 1. with subst. anarth., all, every, of every kind: Mat.3:10 4:23, Mrk.9:49, Luk.4:37, Jhn.2:1o, Act.27:20,…
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Used 1264 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3956; TFLSJ G3956; TAGNT Hebrews 12:1 word 12
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Hebrews 12:1 word 13
τὴνtēnthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (T-ASF)
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.,…
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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 12:1 word 14
εὐπερίστατονeuperistatoneasily entangling
Lemma: εὐπερίστατος (euperistatos) · Strong's: G2139
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (A-ASF)
Meaning: thwarting — εὐ-περί-στατος, -ον; (εὖ, περιΐστημι), ; of sins, readily besetting: Heb.12:1 (on form and sense of the word, see Westc., in l).†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2139; TFLSJ G2139; TAGNT Hebrews 12:1 word 15
ἁμαρτίαν,hamartiansin,
Lemma: ἁμαρτία (hamartia) · Strong's: G0266
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: sin — ἁμαρτία, -ας, ἡ ; (ἁμαρτάνω, which see), [in LXX chiefly for חַטָּאת and cogn. forms, also for פֶּשַׁע ,עָוֹן, etc. ; ] ; prop. a missing the mark; in cl. (see reff. to CR in MM, VGT, see word); (a) guilt, sin (Plat.,…
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Used 174 times. Also: Matthew 1:21, Matthew 3:6, Matthew 9:2, Matthew 9:5, Matthew 9:6, Matthew 12:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0266; TFLSJ G0266; TAGNT Hebrews 12:1 word 16
δι᾽di᾽with
Lemma: διά (dia) · Strong's: G1223
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: through/because of — διά (before a vowel δ᾽, exc. Rom.8:10, 2Co.5:7, and in (Proper name)s; Tdf., Pr., 94), ; prep. with genitive, accusative, as in cl.; 1. with genitive, through; (i) of Place, after verbs of motion or action: Mat.2:12…
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Used 686 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1223; TFLSJ G1223; TAGNT Hebrews 12:1 word 17
ὑπομονῆςhupomonēsendurance
Lemma: ὑπομονή (hupomonē) · Strong's: G5281
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: perseverance — ὑπο-μονή, -ῆς, ἡ; (ὑπομένω) [in LXX for מִקְוֶה and cogn. forms; frequently in 4Mac ; ] ; 1. a remaining behind (Arist.). ; 2. patient enduring, endurance: Luk.8:15 21:19, Rom.5:3-4 15:4-5, 2Co.6:4 12:12, Col.1:11,…
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Used 32 times. Also: Luke 8:15, Luke 21:19, Romans 2:7, Romans 5:3, Romans 5:4, Romans 8:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5281; TFLSJ G5281; TAGNT Hebrews 12:1 word 18
τρέχωμενtrechōmenmay run
Lemma: τρέχω (trechō) · Strong's: G5143
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Subjunctive · 1st · Plural (V-PAS-1P)
Meaning: to run — τρέχω ; [in LXX chiefly for רוּץ ; ] ; to run: Mrk.5:6, Jhn.20:2, 4, 1Co.9:24 9:26; with inf., Mat.28:8; before ἐπί, Luk.24:12 [T [WH] R, mg., om.]; εἰς, Rev.9:9; ptcp., δραμών, with indic., Mat.27:48, Mrk.15:36,…
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Used 20 times. Also: Matthew 27:48, Matthew 28:8, Mark 5:6, Mark 15:36, Luke 15:20, Luke 24:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5143; TFLSJ G5143; TAGNT Hebrews 12:1 word 19
τὸνtonthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (T-ASM)
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.,…
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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 12:1 word 20
προκείμενονprokeimenonlying before
Lemma: πρόκειμαι (prokeimai) · Strong's: G4295
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (V-PNP-ASM)
Meaning: to set before — πρό-κειμαι ; [in LXX: Exo.39:18 (36), Num.4:7 (פָּנִים), etc. ; ] ; used as pass. of προτίθημι; ; 1. to be set before one, to be set forth: Heb.6:18 12:1-2, Ju 7. ; 2. to present oneself, be present: 2Co.8:12 (see Mey.,…
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Used 5 times. Also: 2 Corinthians 8:12, Hebrews 6:18, Hebrews 12:2, Jude 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4295; TFLSJ G4295; TAGNT Hebrews 12:1 word 21
ἡμῖνhēminus
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Dative · Plural (P-1DP)
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 12:1 word 22
ἀγῶναagōnarace
Lemma: ἀγών (agōn) · Strong's: G0073
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: fight — ἀγών, -ῶνος, ὁ ; (ἄγω), [in LXX: Isa.7:13 (לאה), Est.4:17, Wis.4:2 10:12, II Mac.6, 4Mac .5 * ; ] ; 1. a gathering, esp. for games. ; 2. a place of assembly. ; 3. a contest, struggle, trial; metaphorically (MM, VGT, see…
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Used 6 times. Also: Philippians 1:30, Colossians 2:1, 1 Thessalonians 2:2, 1 Timothy 6:12, 2 Timothy 4:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0073; TFLSJ G0073; TAGNT Hebrews 12:1 word 23
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Therefore | → | τοιγαροῦν G5105 therefore |
| [since] we | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| are | → | ἔχω G2192 to have/be |
| surrounded by | → | περίκειμαι G4029 to surround |
| . . . | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| such a great | → | τοσοῦτος G5118 so great |
| cloud | → | νέφος G3509 cloud |
| of witnesses | → | μάρτυς G3144 witness |
| let us throw off | → | ἀποτίθημι G0659 to put aside |
| every | → | πᾶς G3956 all |
| encumbrance | → | ὄγκος G3591 impediment |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| sin [that] | → | ἁμαρτία G0266 sin |
| so easily entangles | → | εὐπερίστατος G2139 thwarting |
| [and] let us run | → | τρέχω G5143 to run |
| with | → | διά G1223 through/because of |
| endurance | → | ὑπομονή G5281 perseverance |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| race | → | ἀγών G0073 fight |
| set out for | → | πρόκειμαι G4295 to set before |
| us | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
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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