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Hebrews 6:17

In Hebrews 6 of Hebrews.

Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

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ἐνenWhereinἐνpreposition — “Wherein”G1722in, on, among.Whereinᾧhōwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.περισσότερονperissoteronmore abundantlyπερισσότερος (perissóteros)adjective, comparative, accusative, singular, neuter — “more abundantly”, the object formG4055greater, more, even more, more abundantly.This verse uses “more”.Strong’s files this form under G4054 (περισσότερον).more abundantlyβουλόμενοςboulomenosto planβούλομαι (boulomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to plan”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1014I will, intend, desire, wish.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”.ἐπιδεῖξαιepideixaito shewἐπιδείκνυμι (epideiknumi)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to shew”, a single actionG1925I show, display, point out, indicate; I prove, demonstrate.to shewτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κληρονόμοιςklēronomoisunto the heirsκληρονόμος (klēronomos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto the heirs”, the to- or for-formG2818an heir, an inheritor.unto the heirsτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasof promiseἐπαγγελία (epangelia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of promise”, the of-formG1860a promise.of promiseτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀμετάθετονametathetonimmutabilityἀμετάθετος (ametathetos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “immutability”, the object formG276unchanged, unchangeable.the immutabilityτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βουλῆςboulēscounselβουλή (boulē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “counsel”, the of-formG1012counsel, deliberate wisdom, decree.This verse uses “counsel”.counselαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐμεσίτευσενemesiteusenconfirmedμεσιτεύω (mesiteuō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “confirmed”, a single actionG3315I mediate, interpose, give bail.confirmedὅρκῳhorkōit by an oathὅρκος (horkos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “it by an oath”, the to- or for-formG3727an oath.it by an oath

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

in which God, more abundantly willing to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, did interpose by an oath,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Wherein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;

Young’s Literal Translation

in which God, more abundantly willing to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, did interpose by an oath,

World English Bible

In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath,

Darby Translation

Wherein God, willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his purpose, intervened by an oath,

Douay-Rheims

Wherein God, meaning more abundantly to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed an oath:

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