Hebrews 12:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.”
Hebrews 12:17 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Hebrews 12:1720 words
ἴστεiste
γὰρgarfor
ὅτιhotithat / because
καὶkaiand / also
μετέπειταmetepeitaafterward
θέλωνthelōndesire, be disposed (forward), intend
κληρονομῆσαιklēronomēsaibe heir, (obtain by) inherit(-ance)
τὴνtēnthe
εὐλογίανeulogianblessing (a matter of) bounty (X -tifully)…
ἀπεδοκιμάσθηapedokimasthēdisallow, reject
μετανοίαςmetanoiasrepentance
γὰρgarfor
τόπονtoponcoast, licence, place
οὐχouchnot
εὗρενheurenfind, get, obtain
καίπερkaiperand yet, although
μετὰmetaafter(-ward), he again, against
δακρύωνdakryōn
ἐκζητήσαςekzētēsasen- (re-)quire, seek after
(carefully, di…
αὐτήνautēnhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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