Hebrews 11
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Hebrews 11:8-16

8By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,when he was calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564to go outἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831intoεἰςeisG1519a placeτόπονtoponG3588G5117whichὃνhonG3739he should afterἤμελλενēmellenG3195receiveλαμβάνεινlambaneinG2983forεἰςeisG1519an inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817,obeyedὑπήκουσενhupēkousenG5219;andκαὶkaiG2532he went outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831,notμὴmēG3361knowingἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987whitherποῦpouG4226he wentἔρχεται.¶erchetaiG2064.
9By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102he sojournedπαρῴκησενparōkēsenG3939inεἰςeisG1519the landγῆνgēnG3588G1093of promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG3588G1860,asὡςhōsG5613ina strange countryἀλλοτρίανallotrianG245,dwellingκατοικήσαςkatoikēsasG2730inἐνenG1722tabernaclesσκηναῖςskēnaisG4633withμετὰmetaG3326IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464andκαὶkaiG2532JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384,the heirs with himσυγκληρονόμωνsugklēronomōnG3588G4789of theG3588G1860sameαὐτῆς·autēsG3588G846promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG3588G1860:
10ForγὰρgarG1063he looked forἐξεδέχετοexedechetoG1551a cityπόλινpolinG4172which hathἔχουσανechousanG2192foundationsτὴν θεμελίουςtēn themeliousG3588G2310,whoseἧςhēsG3739builderτεχνίτηςtechnitēsG5079andκαὶkaiG2532makerδημιουργὸςdēmiourgosG1217isGodτοὺς θεός.¶tous theosG3588G2316.ὁhoG3588
11Through faithΠίστειPisteiG4102alsoκαὶkaiG2532SaraΣάρραSarraG4564herselfαὐτὴautēG846receivedἔλαβενelabenG2983strengthδύναμινdunaminG1411toεἰςeisG1519conceiveκαταβολὴνkatabolēnG2602seedσπέρματοςspermatosG4690,andκαὶkaiG2532was delivered of a childG5088when she was pastπαρὰparaG3844καιρὸνkaironG2540ageἡλικίαςhēlikiasG2244,becauseἐπεὶepeiG1893she judgedἡγήσατοhēgēsatoG2233himG1861faithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103who had promisedG1861.τὸνtonG3588
12ThereforeδιὸdioG1352sprang thereἐγεννήθησαν,egennēthēsanG1080evenκαὶkaiG2532ofἀφ᾽aph᾽G575oneἑνὸςhenosG1520,andκαὶkaiG2532himταῦταtautaG3778as good as deadνενεκρωμένου,nenekrōmenouG3499, so manyasκαθὼςkathōsG2531the starsτὰ ἄστραta astraG3588G798of the skyτοῦ οὐρανοῦtou ouranouG3588G3772in multitudeτῷ πλήθειtō plētheiG3588G4128,andκαὶkaiG2532asG5616the sandἄμμοςammosG285which isἡhēG3588byπαρὰparaG3844theἡhēG3588G5491seaτὸ θαλάσσηςto thalassēsG3588G2281shoreτῆςtēsG3588G5491innumerableἡ ἀναρίθμητος.¶hē anarithmētosG3588G382.
13TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778allπάντεςpantesG3956diedἀπέθανονapethanonG599inΚατὰKataG2596faithπίστινpistinG4102,notμὴmēG3361having receivedλαβόντεςlabontesG2983the promisesτὰς ἐπαγγελίαςtas epangeliasG3588G1860,butἀλλὰallaG235having seenG3708themαὐτὰςautasG846afar offπόρρωθενporrōthenG4207,andG2532were persuaded ofG3982them,andG2532embracedἀσπασάμενοιaspasamenoiG782them,andG2532confessedὁμολογήσαντεςhomologēsantesG3670thatὅτιhotiG3754they wereεἰσινeisinG1510strangersξένοιxenoiG3581andG2532pilgrimsπαρεπίδημοίparepidēmoiG3927onἐπὶepiG1909the earthτῆς γῆς.tēs gēsG3588G1093.
14ForγὰρgarG1063they that sayλέγοντεςlegontesG3004such thingsτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108declare plainlyἐμφανίζουσινemphanizousinG1718thatὅτιhotiG3754they seekἐπιζητοῦσιν.epizētousinG1934a countryπατρίδαpatridaG3968.οἱhoiG3588
15AndκαὶkaiG2532trulyμὲνmenG3303,ifεἰeiG1487they had been mindfulἐμνημόνευονemnēmoneuonG3421of thatἐκείνηςekeinēsG1565countryfromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575whenceἧςhēsG3739they came outG1831,they might have hadεἶχονeichonG2192ἂνanG302opportunityκαιρὸνkaironG2540to have returnedἀνακάμψαι·anakampsaiG344.
16ButδὲdeG1161nowG3570they desireὀρέγονται,oregontaiG3713a betterG2909country,thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστινestinG1510,an heavenlyἐπουρανίου·epouraniouG2032:whereforeδιὸdioG1352Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316isG1870notοὐκoukG3756ashamedἐπαισχύνεταιepaischunetaiG1870αὐτοὺςautousG846to be calledἐπικαλεῖσθαιepikaleisthaiG1941theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846GodθεὸςtheosG2316:forγὰρgarG1063he hath preparedἡτοίμασενhētoimasenG2090for themαὐτοῖςautoisG846a cityπόλιν.¶polinG4172.
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