Greek Interlinear
Hebrews 11:16 Interlinear
“now But a better they desire an heavenly wherefore not ashamed for them God God to be called for them he hath prepared for for them a city”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | νυνὶ | G3570 | now | just now |
| 2 | δὲ | G1161 | But | but, and, etc |
| 3 | κρείττονος | G2909 | a better | stronger, i.e., (figuratively) better, i.e., nobler |
| 4 | ὀρέγονται | G3713 | they desire | to stretch oneself, i.e., reach out after (long for) |
| 5 | τοῦτ' | G5124 | that thing | |
| 6 | ἔστιν | G2076 | he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are | |
| 7 | ἐπουρανίου | G2032 | an heavenly | above the sky |
| 8 | διὸ | G1352 | wherefore | through which thing, i.e., consequently |
| 9 | οὐκ | G3756 | not | the absolute negative (compare g3361) adverb; no or not |
| 10 | ἐπαισχύνεται | G1870 | ashamed | to feel shame for something |
| 11 | αὐτοῖς | G846 | for them | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
| 12 | ὁ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 13 | θεὸς | G2316 | God | a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism) |
| 14 | θεὸς | G2316 | God | a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism) |
| 15 | ἐπικαλεῖσθαι | G1941 | to be called | to entitle; by implication, to invoke (for aid, worship, testimony, decision, etc.) |
| 16 | αὐτοῖς | G846 | for them | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
| 17 | ἡτοίμασεν | G2090 | he hath prepared | to prepare |
| 18 | γὰρ | G1063 | for | properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles) |
| 19 | αὐτοῖς | G846 | for them | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
| 20 | πόλιν | G4172 | a city | a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size) |
Verse Context
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