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Andκαὶifεἰthey had been thinking ofμνημονεύουσινthat landἐκείνηςfromἀφ’whichἧςthey had gone out,ἐξέβησανthey would have hadεἶχον ἂνopportunityκαιρὸνto return.ἀνακάμψαι
Hebrews 11:15
Study it in the app“And if they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return.”
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 11:15, word by word
- they had been thinking ofμνημονεύουσινmnēmoneuousin
remember
To keep something in mind.
Where else “mnēmoneuousin” appears- they would have hadεἶχονeichon
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “eichon” appears- opportunityκαιρὸνkairon
opportunity
A favorable moment to make the most of.
Where else “kairon” appears- to returnἀνακάμψαιanakampsai
return
Return, turn back.
Where else “anakampsai” appears
The context
14For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.
15 · This verse (above)
16But as it is, they long for a better one, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.