Womenγυναῖκεςreceivedἔλαβονtheir deadτοὺς νεκροὺς αὐτῶνbyἐξresurrection;ἀναστάσεωςbutδὲothersἄλλοιwere tortured,ἐτυμπανίσθησανnotοὐacceptingπροσδεξάμενοιthe redemption,τὴν ἀπολύτρωσινso thatἵναthey might obtainτύχωσινa betterκρείττονοςresurrection.ἀναστάσεως
Hebrews 11:35
Study it in the app“Women received their dead by resurrection; but others were tortured, not accepting the redemption, so that they might obtain a better resurrection.”
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 11:35, word by word
- Womenγυναῖκεςgynaikes
woman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynaikes” appears- receivedἔλαβονelabon
receive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “elabon” appears- their deadνεκροὺςnekrous
dead
Someone who no longer has life, whose body has no breath left.
Where else “nekrous” appears- resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōs
resurrection
Coming back to life after death.
Where else “anastaseōs” appears- othersἄλλοιalloi
other, another
Other, another.
Where else “alloi” appears- were torturedἐτυμπανίσθησανetympanisthēsan
torture
Torture by beating; beat to death.
Where else “etympanisthēsan” appears- acceptingπροσδεξάμενοιprosdexamenoi
welcome
To welcome a person or accept something gladly.
Where else “prosdexamenoi” appears- the redemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolytrōsin
redemption
Redemption: release by the payment of a ransom; deliverance.
Where else “apolytrōsin” appears- they might obtainτύχωσινtychōsin
obtain
To get what one seeks.
Where else “tychōsin” appears- a betterκρείττονοςkreittonos
better
Better; more useful or more excellent.
Where else “kreittonos” appears
Translation note
“The redemption”: the word also means “release”; it can be understood as the release they refused to accept in order to obtain a better resurrection.
The context
34quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put to flight the armies of foreigners.
35 · This verse (above)
36And others experienced mockings and floggings, and even chains and prison.