What Does Hebrews 11:8 Mean?

“By faith”

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

“when he was called”

to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)

“Abraham”

abraham, the hebrew patriarch

“obeyed”

to hear under (as a subordinate), i.e., to listen attentively; by implication, to heed or conform to a command or authority

“he went out”

to issue (literally or figuratively)

“for”

to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases

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

“a place”

a spot (general in space, but limited by occupancy; whereas g5561 is a large but participle locality), i.e., location (as a position, home, tract, etc

“which”

the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that

“he should after”

to intend, i.e., be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probabili

“receive”

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

“for”

to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases

“an inheritance”

heirship, i.e., (concretely) a patrimony or (genitive case) a possession

“and”

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

“he went out”

to issue (literally or figuratively)

“not”

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

“knowing”

to put the mind upon, i.e., comprehend, or be acquainted with

“whither”

as adverb of place; at (by implication, to) what locality

“he went”

to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)