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Hebrews 11:29 — King James Version← Study notes

By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.


Hebrews 11:29Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 11:2915 words
GreekMeaning
ΠίστειPistei
By faithnounG4102
διέβησανdiebēsan
they passed throughverbG1224
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἘρυθρὰνErythran
RedadjectiveG2063
ΘάλασσανThalassan
SeanounG2281
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
ξηρᾶςxēras
dryadjectiveG3584
γῆςgēs
country, earth(-ly), groundnounG1093
ἧςhēs
whichrelative pronounG3739
πεῖρανpeiran
an attemptnounG3984
λαβόντεςlabontes
having madeverbG2983
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
ΑἰγύπτιοιAigyptioi
EgyptiansadjectiveG124
κατεπόθησανkatepothēsan
were swallowed upverbG2666
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 11:29

Paul is wont to establish many things incidently, and is very full of thoughts. For such is the grace of The Spirit. He does not comprehend a few ideas in a multitude of words, but includes great and manifold thought in brevity of expressions. Observe at least how, in the midst of exhortation, and when discoursing about faith, of what a type and mystery he reminds us, whereof we have the reality. “Through faith” (he says) “he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 27 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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