Hebrews 12:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

Hebrews 12:2 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 12:227 words

GreekMeaning

ἀφορῶντεςaphorōntes

lookingverbG872

εἰςeis

toprepositionG1519

τὸνton

thearticleG3588

τῆςtēs

thearticleG3588

πίστεωςpisteōs

of our faithnounG4102

ἀρχηγὸνarchēgon

foundernounG747

καὶkai

andwordG2532

τελειωτὴνteleiōtēn

perfecternounG5051

ἸησοῦνIēsoun

JesusnounG2424

ὃςhos

whorelative pronounG3739

ἀντὶanti

in view ofprepositionG473

τῆςtēs

whatarticleG3588

προκειμένηςprokeimenēs

is lying beforeverbG4295

αὐτῷautō

HimpronounG846

χαρᾶςcharas

joynounG5479

ὑπέμεινενhypemeinen

enduredverbG5278

σταυρὸνstauron

the crossnounG4716

αἰσχύνηςaischynēs

its shamenounG152

καταφρονήσαςkataphronēsas

having despisedverbG2706

ἐνen

atprepositionG1722

δεξιᾷdexia

right handadjectiveG1188

τεte

andwordG5037

τοῦtou

of thearticleG3588

θρόνουthronou

thronenounG2362

τοῦtou

thearticleG3588

θεοῦtheou

of GodnounG2316

κεκάθικενkekathiken

continue, set, sit (down)verbG2523

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

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