King James Version

Hebrews 12:29

For our God is a consuming fire.

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καὶkaiForκαίadverb — “For”G2532and, even, also, namely.Forγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.GodἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).πῦρpurfireπῦρnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “fire”, the subject formG4442fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire.This verse uses “fire”.fireκαταναλίσκονkatanaliskonto consumeκαταναλίσκω (katanaliskō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “to consume”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2654I use up, spend, consume (as with fire).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for also our God [is] a consuming fire.

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American Standard Version (1901)

for our God is a consuming fire.

Young’s Literal Translation

for also our God [is] a consuming fire.

World English Bible

for our God is a consuming fire.

Darby Translation

For also our God [is] a consuming fire.

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