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Butδὲweἡμεῖςareἐσμὲνnotοὐκof those who shrink backὑποστολῆςtoεἰςdestruction,ἀπώλειανbutἀλλὰof those who have faithπίστεωςtoεἰςthe preservingπεριποίησινof the soul.ψυχῆς
Hebrews 10:39
Study it in the app“But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul.”
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 10:39, word by word
- areἐσμὲνesmen
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esmen” appears- of those who shrink backὑποστολῆςhypostolēs
shrinking back
Shrinking back: drawing back in fear.
Where else “hypostolēs” appears- destructionἀπώλειανapōleian
destruction
Final ruin, the opposite of being saved.
Where else “apōleian” appears- of those who have faithπίστεωςpisteōs
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteōs” appears- the preservingπεριποίησινperipoiēsin
preserving
Keeping safe, alive.
Where else “peripoiēsin” appears- of the soulψυχῆςpsychēs
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “psychēs” appears
The context
38But my righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, my soul takes no pleasure in him.
39 · This verse (above)