Greek Interlinear

Hebrews 11:4 Interlinear

By faith a more excellent sacrifice Abel than Cain offered God by which he obtained witness that he was righteous he obtained witness of gifts his God and by his he being dead yet speaketh

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1ΠίστειG4102By faithpersuasion, i.e., credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of god or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon christ
2πλείοναG4119a more excellentmore in quantity, number, or quality; also (in plural) the major portion
3θυσίανG2378sacrificesacrifice (the act or the victim, literally or figuratively)
4ἍβελG6Abelabel, the son of adam
5παρὰG3844thanproperly, near; i.e., (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subj
6ΚάϊνG2535Caincain, (i.e., cajin), the son of adam
7προσήνεγκενG4374offeredto bear towards, i.e., lead to, tender (especially to god), treat
8τῷG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
9θεοῦG2316Goda deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)
10δι'G1223bythrough (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
11ἧςG3739whichthe relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
12μαρτυροῦντοςG3140he obtained witnessto be a witness, i.e., testify (literally or figuratively)
13εἶναιG1511that he wasto exist
14δίκαιοςG1342righteousequitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively)
15μαρτυροῦντοςG3140he obtained witnessto be a witness, i.e., testify (literally or figuratively)
16ἐπὶG1909ofproperly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
17τοῖςG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
18δώροιςG1435giftsa present; specially, a sacrifice
19αὐτῆςG846histhe reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
20τοῦG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
21θεοῦG2316Goda deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)
22καὶG2532andand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
23δι'G1223bythrough (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
24αὐτῆςG846histhe reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
25ἀποθανὼνG599he being deadto die off (literally or figuratively)
26ἔτιG2089yet"yet," still (of time or degree)
27λαλεῖταιG2980speakethto talk, i.e., utter words

Verse Context

Hebrews 11:3Through faith we understand were framed that things which that the worlds by the word...
Hebrews 11:4 (current)By faith a more excellent sacrifice Abel than Cain offered God by which he obtained witness that he was righteous he obtained witness of gifts his God and by his he being dead yet speaketh
Hebrews 11:5By faith Enoch had translated not see...

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