Hebrews 11
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Hebrews 11:7-16

7By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102NoahΝῶεNōeG3575,when warnedχρηματισθεὶςchrēmatistheisG5537aboutπερὶperiG4012thingsτῶνtōnG3588not yetμηδέπωmēdepōG3369seenβλεπομένωνblepomenōnG991,in godly fearεὐλαβηθεὶςeulabētheisG2125builtκατεσκεύασενkateskeuasenG2680an arkκιβωτὸνkibōtonG2787toεἰςeisG1519saveσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991τοῦtouG3588hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846familyοἴκουoikouG3624.Byδι᾽di᾽G1223faithἧςhēsG3739he condemnedκατέκρινενkatekrinenG2632theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889andκαὶkaiG2532becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096heirκληρονόμος.¶klēronomosG2818of theτῆςtēsG3588righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343thatcomes byκατὰkataG2596faithπίστινpistinG4102.
8By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,when calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564to goἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831toεἰςeisG1519a placeτόπονtoponG5117ὃνhonG3739he would laterἤμελλενēmellenG3195receiveλαμβάνεινlambaneinG2983asεἰςeisG1519hisinheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817,obeyedὑπήκουσενhupēkousenG5219andκαὶkaiG2532wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831,withoutμὴmēG3361knowingἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987whereποῦpouG4226he was goingἔρχεται.¶erchetaiG2064.
9By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102he dweltπαρῴκησενparōkēsenG3939inεἰςeisG1519theτῆςtēsG3588promisedἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860landγῆνgēnG1093as a strangerὡςhōsG5613in a foreignἀλλοτρίανallotrianG245country.He livedκατοικήσαςkatoikēsasG2730inἐνenG1722tentsσκηναῖςskēnaisG4633,as didμετὰmetaG3326IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464andκαὶkaiG2532JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384,whoτῶνtōnG3588wereheirs with himσυγκληρονόμωνsugklēronomōnG4789of theτῆςtēsG3588τῆςtēsG3588sameαὐτῆς·autēsG846promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860.
10ForγὰρgarG1063he was looking forward toἐξεδέχετοexedechetoG1551theτὴνtēnG3588cityπόλινpolinG4172withἔχουσανechousanG2192τοὺςtousG3588foundationsθεμελίουςthemeliousG2310,whoseἧςhēsG3739architectτεχνίτηςtechnitēsG5079andκαὶkaiG2532builderδημιουργὸςdēmiourgosG1217isὁhoG3588Godθεός.¶theosG2316.
11By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102SarahΣάρραSarraG4564,even thoughκαὶkaiG2532sheαὐτὴautēG846was barrenστεῖραsteiraG4723andκαὶkaiG2532beyondπαρὰparaG3844the properκαιρὸνkaironG2540ageἡλικίαςhēlikiasG2244,was enabledδύναμιν ἔλαβενdunamin elabenG2983G1411toεἰςeisG1519conceiveκαταβολὴνkatabolēnG2602a childσπέρματοςspermatosG4690,becauseἐπεὶepeiG1893she consideredἡγήσατοhēgēsatoG2233HimτὸνtonG3588faithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103who had promisedἐπαγγειλάμενον.epangeilamenonG1861.
12AndκαὶkaiG2532soδιὸdioG1352fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575one manἑνὸςhenosG1520,andκαὶkaiG2532heταῦταtautaG3778as good as deadνενεκρωμένου,nenekrōmenouG3499,came descendantsἐγεννήθησαν,egennēthēsanG1080asκαθὼςkathōsG2531τὰtaG3588numerousπλήθειplētheiG4128as theτοῦtouG3588starsἄστραastraG798in theτῷtōG3588skyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588as countlessἀναρίθμητος.¶anarithmētosG382asὡςhōsG5613theἡhēG3588sandἄμμοςammosG285τὸtoG3588onπαρὰparaG3844theτῆςtēsG3588seashoreχεῖλος θαλάσσης ἡcheilos thalassēs hēG5491G3588G2281.
13AllπάντεςpantesG3956theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778peoplediedἀπέθανονapethanonG599inΚατὰKataG2596faithπίστινpistinG4102,withoutμὴmēG3361having receivedλαβόντεςlabontesG2983the thingsτὰςtasG3588they were promisedἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860.HoweverἀλλὰallaG235,they sawG3708themandκαὶkaiG2532welcomedἀσπασάμενοιaspasamenoiG782themαὐτὰςautasG846from afarπόρρωθενporrōthenG4207.AndκαὶkaiG2532they acknowledgedὁμολογήσαντεςhomologēsantesG3670thatὅτιhotiG3754they wereεἰσινeisinG1510strangersξένοιxenoiG3581andκαὶkaiG2532exilesπαρεπίδημοίparepidēmoiG3927onἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς.gēsG1093.
14NowγὰρgarG1063those whoοἱhoiG3588sayλέγοντεςlegontesG3004such thingsτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108showἐμφανίζουσινemphanizousinG1718thatὅτιhotiG3754they are seekingἐπιζητοῦσιν.epizētousinG1934a country of their ownπατρίδαpatridaG3968.
15καὶkaiG2532IfεἰeiG1487μὲνmenG3303they had been thinking ofἐμνημόνευονemnēmoneuonG3421the countryἐκείνης ἀφ᾽ ἧςekeinēs aph᾽ hēsG1565G575G3739they had leftG1545,they would have hadεἶχον ἂνeichon anG302G2192opportunityκαιρὸνkaironG2540to returnἀνακάμψαι·anakampsaiG344.
16Insteadνῦν δὲnun deG1161G3568,they were longing forὀρέγονται,oregontaiG3713a betterG2909countryτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778ἔστινestinG1510,a heavenlyἐπουρανίου·epouraniouG2032one.ThereforeδιὸdioG1352ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316is not ashamedοὐκ ἐπαισχύνεταιouk epaischunetaiG3756G1870αὐτοὺςautousG846to be calledἐπικαλεῖσθαιepikaleisthaiG1941theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846GodθεὸςtheosG2316,forγὰρgarG1063He has preparedἡτοίμασενhētoimasenG2090a cityπόλιν.¶polinG4172for themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.
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