Hebrews 11:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.”

Hebrews 11:16 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 11:1620 words

GreekMeaning

νῦνnyn

henceforth, + hereafter, of lateadverbG3568

δὲde

howeverwordG1161

κρείττονοςkreittonos

best, betteradjectiveG2909

ὀρέγονταιoregontai

they stretch forward toverbG3713

τοῦτ’tout’

ThatdemonstrativeG3778

ἔστινestin

isverbG1510

ἐπουρανίουepouraniou

to a heavenly oneadjectiveG2032

διὸdio

ThereforewordG1352

οὐκouk

notadverbG3756

ἐπαισχύνεταιepaischynetai

is ashamed ofverbG1870

αὐτοὺςautous

thempronounG846

ὁho

thearticleG3588

θεὸςtheos

GodnounG2316

θεὸςtheos

GodnounG2316

ἐπικαλεῖσθαιepikaleisthai

to a better oneverbG2908

αὐτῶνautōn

of thempronounG846

ἡτοίμασενhētoimasen

He has preparedverbG2090

γὰρgar

indeedwordG1063

αὐτοῖςautois

for thempronounG846

πόλινpolin

a citynounG4172

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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