Bible Verse Dictionary
Hebrews 6:12 - Promise
Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
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That | G2443 | ἵνα |
[Conjunction] compare G3588); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) |
ye be | G1096 | γίνομαι |
[Verb] to cause to be ( |
not | G3361 | μή |
(adverbially) not (conjugationally) lest; also (as interrogitive implying a negative answer [whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one]); whether |
slothful | G3576 | νωθρός |
[Adjective] sluggish that is (literally) lazy or (figuratively) stupid |
but | G1161 | δέ |
[Conjunction] but and etc. |
followers | G3402 | μιμητής |
[Noun Masculine] an imitator |
of them who through | G1223 | διά |
[Preposition] through (in very wide applications local causal or occasional). In composition it retains the same general import |
faith | G4102 | πίστις |
[Noun Feminine] persuasion that is credence; moral conviction (of religious truth or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher) especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly constancy in such profession; by extension the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself |
and | G2532 | καί |
[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
patience | G3115 | μακροθυμία |
[Noun Feminine] longanimity that is (objectively) forbearance or (subjectively) fortitude |
inherit | G2816 | κληρονομέω |
[Verb] to be an heir to (literally or figuratively) |
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
promises | G1860 | ἐπαγγελία |
[Noun Feminine] an announcement (for information assent or pledge; especially a divine assurance of good) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.