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so thatἵναyou may notμὴbecomeγένησθεsluggish,νωθροὶbutδὲimitatorsμιμηταὶof those whoτῶνthroughδιὰfaithπίστεωςandκαὶpatienceμακροθυμίαςinheritκληρονομούντωνthe promises.τὰς ἐπαγγελίας
Hebrews 6:12
Study it in the app“so that you may not become sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.”
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 6:12, word by word
- becomeγένησθεgenēsthe
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genēsthe” appears- sluggishνωθροὶnōthroi
sluggish
Sluggish, slow, lazy in understanding or in acting.
Where else “nōthroi” appears- imitatorsμιμηταὶmimētai
imitator
Imitator, someone who follows another's example.
Where else “mimētai” appears- faithπίστεωςpisteōs
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteōs” appears- patienceμακροθυμίαςmakrothymias
patience
Patience: bearing with others for a long time without anger.
Where else “makrothymias” appears- inheritκληρονομούντωνklēronomountōn
inherit
Inherit, receive as an inheritance; receive what God has promised.
Where else “klēronomountōn” appears- the promisesἐπαγγελίαςepangelias
promise
Promise.
Where else “epangelias” appears
The context
11And we desire each of you to show the same diligence for the full assurance of hope until the end,
12 · This verse (above)
13For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,