By faithπίστειhe lived as a resident alienπαρῴκησενinεἰςthe landγῆνof the promiseτῆς ἐπαγγελίαςasὡςin a foreign land,ἀλλοτρίανlivingκατοικήσαςinἐνtentsσκηναῖςwithμετὰIsaacἸσαὰκandκαὶJacob,Ἰακὼβthe fellow heirsτῶν συγκληρονόμωνof the sameτῆς τῆς αὐτῆςpromise;ἐπαγγελίας
Hebrews 11:9
Study it in the app“By faith he lived as a resident alien in the land of the promise as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the fellow heirs of the same promise;”
Abraham set out without knowing where he was goingFaith
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 11:9, word by word
- By faithπίστειpistei
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistei” appears- he lived as a resident alienπαρῴκησενparōikēsen
live as a foreigner
Live as a foreigner, live as a stranger in a land.
Where else “parōikēsen” appears- the landγῆνgēn
land
A country or a region.
Where else “gēn” appears- of the promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangelias
promise
Promise.
Where else “epangelias” appears- in a foreign landἀλλοτρίανallotrian
stranger
From another people or family.
Where else “allotrian” appears- livingκατοικήσαςkatoikēsas
dwell, live
Dwell, live in a place, inhabit.
Where else “katoikēsas” appears- tentsσκηναῖςskēnais
tent
A portable shelter of cloth or skins, or a hut of branches.
Where else “skēnais” appears- IsaacἸσαὰκIsaak
Isaac
Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah, the son of the promise.
Where else “Isaak” appears- JacobἸακὼβIakōb
Jacob
Jacob, son of Isaac, also called Israel; father of the twelve tribes.
Where else “Iakōb” appears- the fellow heirsσυγκληρονόμωνsynklēronomōn
fellow heir
Fellow heir: someone who inherits together with another.
Where else “synklēronomōn” appears
The context
8By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place that he was going to receive as an inheritance; and he went out not knowing where he was going.
9 · This verse (above)
10for he was waiting for the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.