Hebrews 12:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.”
Hebrews 12:16 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Hebrews 12:1615 words
μήmēnot
τιςtisa (kind
of), any (man, thing
πόρνοςpornosfornicator, whoremonger
ἢēor
βέβηλοςbebēlosprofane (person)
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
ἨσαῦĒsauEsau
ὃςhoswho / which
ἀντὶantifor, in the room of
βρώσεωςbrōseōseating, food, meat
μιᾶςmiasinto / to
ἀπέδετοapedetodeliver (again), give (again), (re-)pay(-m…
τὰtathe
πρωτοτόκιαprōtotokiabirthright
ἑαυτοῦheautoualone, her (own, -self)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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