Hebrews 13:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.”
Hebrews 13:17 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Hebrews 13:1728 words
ΠείθεσθεPeithestheagree, assure, believe
τοῖςtoisthe
ἡγουμένοιςhēgoumenoisaccount, (be) chief, count
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
καὶkaiand / also
ὑπείκετεhypeiketesubmit self
αὐτοὶautoihe / she / it / same
γὰρgarfor
ἀγρυπνοῦσινagrypnousinwatch
ὑπὲρhyperabove / for
τῶνtōnthe
ψυχῶνpsychōnsoul / life
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
λόγονlogonword / message
ἀποδώσοντεςapodōsontesdeliver (again), give (again), (re-)pay(-m…
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
μετὰmetaafter(-ward), he again, against
χαρᾶςcharasgladness, (exceeding) joy(-ful, -fully
τοῦτοtoutohe (it was that), hereof, it
ποιῶσινpoiōsinabide, + agree, appoint
καὶkaiand / also
μὴmēnot
στενάζοντεςstenazonteswith grief, groan, grudge
ἀλυσιτελὲςalysitelesunprofitable
γὰρgarfor
ὑμῖνhyminyou
τοῦτοtoutohe (it was that), hereof, it
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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