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Hebrews 4:12 — King James Version← Study notes

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.


Hebrews 4:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 4:1231 words
GreekMeaning
ΖῶνZōn
Living isverbG2198
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ho
thearticleG3588
λόγοςlogos
wordnounG3056
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐνεργὴςenergēs
activeadjectiveG1756
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τομώτεροςtomōteros
sharperadjectiveG5114
ὑπὲρhyper
thanprepositionG5228
πᾶσανpasan
anyadjectiveG3956
μάχαιρανmachairan
swordnounG3162
δίστομονdistomon
two-edgedadjectiveG1366
καὶkai
evenadverbG2532
διϊκνούμενοςdiiknoumenos
penetratingverbG1338
ἄχριachri
as far asprepositionG891
μερισμοῦmerismou
the divisionnounG3311
ψυχῆςpsychēs
of soulnounG5590
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πνεύματοςpneumatos
spiritnounG4151
ἁρμῶνharmōn
of jointsnounG719
τεte
andwordG5037
καὶkai
alsowordG2532
μυελῶνmyelōn
marrowsnounG3452
καὶkai
andwordG2532
κριτικὸςkritikos
able to judgeadjectiveG2924
ἐνθυμήσεωνenthymēseōn
the thoughtsnounG1761
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐννοιῶνennoiōn
intentionsnounG1771
καρδίαςkardias
of the heartnounG2588
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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