What Does Hebrews 11:13 Mean?

“in”

(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)

“faith”

persuasion, i.e., credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of god or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon christ

“died”

to die off (literally or figuratively)

“These”

the he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated)

“all”

all, any, every, the whole

“not”

(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether

“having received”

while g0138 is more violent, to seize or remove))

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the promises”

an announcement (for information, assent or pledge; especially a divine assurance of good)

“but”

properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)

“afar off”

from far, or (by implication) at a distance, i.e., distantly

“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

“having seen”

used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“were persuaded of”

to convince (by argument, true or false); by analogy, to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means); reflexively or passively, to assent (to evidence

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“embraced”

to enfold in the arms, i.e., (by implication) to salute, (figuratively) to welcome

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“confessed”

to assent, i.e., covenant, acknowledge

“that”

demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because

“strangers”

foreign (literally, alien, or figuratively, novel); by implication, a guest or (vice-versa) entertainer

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“pilgrims”

an alien alongside, i.e., a resident foreigner

“they were”

they are

“on”

properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the earth”

soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)