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Hebrews 6:18

That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

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ἵναhinaThatἵναconjunction — “That”G2443in order that, so that.Thatδιὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byδύοduotwoδύοadjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “two”, the of-formG1417two.twoπραγμάτωνpragmatōnthingsπρᾶγμα (pragma)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “things”, the of-formG4229a thing done, a deed, action; a matter, an affair.thingsἀμεταθέτωνametathetōnunchangeableἀμετάθετος (ametathetos)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “unchangeable”, the of-formG276unchanged, unchangeable.This verse uses “unchangeable”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inοἷςhoiswhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, plural, neuter — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἀδύνατονadunatonit was impossibleἀδύνατος (adunatos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “it was impossible”, the subject formG102of persons: incapable; of things: impossible; either the inability, or that which is impossible.This verse uses “impossible”.it was impossibleψεύσασθαιpseusasthaito lieψεύδομαι (pseudomai)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to lie”, a single actionG5574I deceive, lie, speak falsely.to lieθεόνtheonGodθεός (theos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “God”, the object formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἰσχυρὰνischurana strongἰσχυρός (ischuros)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “a strong”, the object formG2478strong (originally and generally of physical strength); mighty, powerful, vehement, sure.This verse uses “strong”.a strongπαράκλησινparaklēsinconsolationπαράκλησις (paraklēsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “consolation”, the object formG3874a calling for, summons, hence: (a) exhortation, (b) entreaty, (c) encouragement, joy, gladness, (d) consolation, comfort.consolationἔχωμενechōmento haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.οἱhoiwhoὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “who”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whoκαταφυγόντεςkataphugonteshave fled for refugeκαταφεύγω (katapheugō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “have fled for refuge”, a single actionG2703I flee for refuge (implying that the refuge is reached); aor. indicates moment of arrival.have fled for refugeκρατῆσαιkratēsaito lay holdκρατέω (krateō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to lay hold”, a single actionG2902I am strong, mighty, hence: I rule, am master, prevail; I obtain, take hold of; I hold, hold fast.to lay holdτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.προκειμένηςprokeimenēsset before usπρόκειμαι (prokeimai)verb, present middle participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “set before us”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4295I am set (placed, put) before, am already there.set before usἐλπίδοςelpidoshopeἐλπίς (elpis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “hope”, the of-formG1680hope, expectation, trust, confidence.This verse uses “hope”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

that through two immutable things, in which [it is] impossible for God to lie, a strong comfort we may have who did flee for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before [us],

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American Standard Version (1901)

that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:

Young’s Literal Translation

that through two immutable things, in which [it is] impossible for God to lie, a strong comfort we may have who did flee for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before [us],

World English Bible

that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.

Darby Translation

that by two unchangeable things, in which [it was] impossible that God should lie, we might have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us,

Douay-Rheims

That by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have the strongest comfort, who have fled for refuge to hold fast the hope set before us.

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