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By faithπίστειwe understandνοοῦμενthat the agesτοὺς αἰῶναςwere set in orderκατηρτίσθαιby the wordῥήματιof God,θεοῦso thatεἰς τὸwhat is seenτὸ βλεπόμενονdid notμὴcome into beingγεγονέναιfromἐκthings that appear.φαινομένων
Hebrews 11:3
Study it in the app“By faith we understand that the ages were set in order by the word of God, so that what is seen did not come into being from things that appear.”
By faith we understand that the ages were set in order by the word of GodCreation
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 11:3, word by word
- By faithπίστειpistei
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistei” appears- we understandνοοῦμενnooumen
understand
To grasp, realize.
Where else “nooumen” appears- that the agesαἰῶναςaiōnas
world
The world, all that God made.
Where else “aiōnas” appears- were set in orderκατηρτίσθαιkatērtisthai
equip
To make someone or something ready and complete for its task.
Where else “katērtisthai” appears- by the wordῥήματιrhēmati
word
What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.
Where else “rhēmati” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- what is seenβλεπόμενονblepomenon
see
To use the eyes to perceive something; also to look with intent.
Where else “blepomenon” appears- come into beingγεγονέναιgegonenai
be made
To come into being, to be made.
Where else “gegonenai” appears- things that appearφαινομένωνphainomenōn
appear
To be seen, show itself.
Where else “phainomenōn” appears
The context
2For by it the elders received testimony.
3 · This verse (above)
4By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he received testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts; and through it, though he died, he still speaks.