Bible Verse Dictionary
Hebrews 11:21 - Sons
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 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 |
| Jacob | G2384 | Ἰακώβ |
[Noun Masculine] Jacob (that is Ja'akob) the pogenitor of the Israelites; also an Israelite |
| when he was a dying | G599 | ἀποθνήσκω |
[Verb] to die off (literally or figuratively) |
| blessed | G2127 | εὐλογέω |
[Verb] to speak well of that is (religiously) to bless (thank or invoke a benediction upon prosper) |
| both | G1538 | ἕκαστος |
[Adjective] each or every |
| the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
| sons | G5207 | υἱός |
[Noun Masculine] a |
| of Joseph | G2501 | Ἰωσήφ |
[Noun Masculine] Joseph the name of seven Israelites |
| and | G2532 | καί |
[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| worshipped | G4352 | προσκυνέω |
[Verb] to fawn or crouch to that is (literally or figuratively) prostrate oneself in homage (do reverence to adore) |
| leaning upon | G1909 | ἐπί |
[Preposition] of rest (with the dative case) at on etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards upon etc.: about (the times) above after against among as long as (touching) at beside X-(idiom) have charge of (be- [where-]) fore in (a place as much as the time of -to) (because) of (up-) on (behalf of) over (by for) the space of through (-out) (un-) to (-ward) with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import at |
| the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
| top | G206 | ἄκρον |
[Adjective] the extremity |
| of his | G848 | αὑτοῦ |
self (in some oblique case or reflexive relation) |
| staff | G4464 | ῥάβδος |
[Noun Feminine] a stick or wand (as a cudgel a cane or a baton of royalty) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.