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Hebrews 11

Heb. 11:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Therefore
dio (Greek #1352)
through which thing, i.e. consequently
KJV usage: for which cause, therefore, wherefore.
Pronounce: dee-o'
Origin: from 1223 and 3739
sprang there
gennao (Greek #1080)
to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate
KJV usage: bear, beget, be born, bring forth, conceive, be delivered of, gender, make, spring.
Pronounce: ghen-nah'-o
Origin: from a variation of 1085
even
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
of
apo (Greek #575)
"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
KJV usage: (X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
Pronounce: apo'
Origin: a primary particle
one
heis (Greek #1520)
a primary numeral; one
KJV usage: a(-n, -ny, certain), + abundantly, man, one (another), only, other, some. See also 1527, 3367, 3391, 3762.
Pronounce: hice
Origin: (including the neuter (etc.) ἕν)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
him
tauta (Greek #5023)
these things
KJV usage: + afterward, follow, + hereafter, X him, the same, so, such, that, then, these, they, this, those, thus.
Pronounce: tow'-tah
Origin: nominative or accusative case neuter plural of 3778
as good as dead
nekroo (Greek #3499)
to deaden, i.e. (figuratively) to subdue
KJV usage: be dead, mortify.
Pronounce: nek-ro'-o
Origin: from 3498
, so manyv as
kathos (Greek #2531)
just (or inasmuch) as, that
KJV usage: according to, (according, even) as, how, when.
Pronounce: kath-oce'
Origin: from 2596 and 5613
the stars
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
astron (Greek #798)
properly, a constellation; put for a single star (natural or artificial)
KJV usage: star.
Pronounce: as'-tron
Origin: neuter from 792
of the sky
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
ouranos (Greek #3772)
the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity)
KJV usage: air, heaven(-ly), sky.
Pronounce: oo-ran-os'
Origin: perhaps from the same as 3735 (through the idea of elevation)
in multitude
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
plethos (Greek #4128)
a fulness, i.e. a large number, throng, populace
KJV usage: bundle, company, multitude.
Pronounce: play'-thos
Origin: from 4130
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
as
hosei (Greek #5616)
as if
KJV usage: about, as (it had been, it were), like (as).
Pronounce: ho-si'
Origin: from 5613 and 1487
the sand
ammos (Greek #285)
sand (as heaped on the beach)
KJV usage: sand.
Pronounce: am'-mos
Origin: perhaps from 260
which is
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
by
para (Greek #3844)
properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)
KJV usage: above, against, among, at, before, by, contrary to, X friend, from, + give (such things as they), + that (she) had, X his, in, more than, nigh unto, (out) of, past, save, side...by, in the sight of, than, (there-)fore, with. In compounds it retains the same variety of application.
Pronounce: par-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition
the
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
cheilos (Greek #5491)
a lip (as a pouring place); figuratively, a margin (of water)
KJV usage: lip, shore.
Pronounce: khi'-los
Origin: from a form of the same as 5490
sea
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
thalassa (Greek #2281)
the sea (genitive case or specially)
KJV usage: sea.
Pronounce: thal'-as-sah
Origin: probably prolonged from 251
shore
cheilos (Greek #5491)
a lip (as a pouring place); figuratively, a margin (of water)
KJV usage: lip, shore.
Pronounce: khi'-los
Origin: from a form of the same as 5490
innumerable
anarithmetos (Greek #382)
unnumbered, i.e. without number
KJV usage: innumerable.
Pronounce: an-ar-ith'-may-tos
Origin: from 1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of 705
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ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
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Gen. 22:17•  (Gen. 22:17)
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Rom. 4:17• 17(even as it is written, “A father of many nations I have made thee”) before God whom he believed, that quickeneth the dead and calleth the things that be not as being; (Rom. 4:17)

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Ministry on This Verse

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and him.
Rom. 4:19• 19And not being weak in faith, he considered [not] his own body now dead, being about a hundred years old, and the deadening of Sarah's womb, (Rom. 4:19)
as the stars.
Gen. 15:5•  (Gen. 15:5)
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Gen. 22:17•  (Gen. 22:17)
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Gen. 26:4•  (Gen. 26:4)
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Ex. 32:13•  (Ex. 32:13)
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Deut. 1:10•  (Deut. 1:10)
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Deut. 28:62•  (Deut. 28:62)
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1 Chron. 27:23•  (1 Chron. 27:23)
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Neh. 9:23•  (Neh. 9:23)
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Rom. 4:17• 17(even as it is written, “A father of many nations I have made thee”) before God whom he believed, that quickeneth the dead and calleth the things that be not as being; (Rom. 4:17)
as the sand.
Gen. 22:17•  (Gen. 22:17)
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Gen. 32:12•  (Gen. 32:12)
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Josh. 11:4•  (Josh. 11:4)
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Judg. 7:12•  (Judg. 7:12)
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1 Sam. 12:5•  (1 Sam. 12:5)
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2 Sam. 17:11•  (2 Sam. 17:11)
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1 Kings 4:20•  (1 Kings 4:20)
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Isa. 10:22•  (Isa. 10:22)
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Isa. 48:19•  (Isa. 48:19)
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Jer. 33:22•  (Jer. 33:22)
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Hos. 1:10•  (Hos. 1:10)
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Hab. 1:9•  (Hab. 1:9)
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Rom. 4:18• 18who against hope believed in hope, in order to his becoming father of many nations according to that which was spoken, “So shall be thy seed.” (Rom. 4:18)
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Rom. 9:27• 27But Esaias crieth concerning Israel, “Were the number of the sons of Israel as the sand of the sea, the remnant shall be saved, (Rom. 9:27)
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Rev. 20:8• 8and shall go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together unto the war: the number of whom {i}is{/i} as the sand of the sea. (Rev. 20:8)
•  “As good as dead.” As so often in the ways of God, He carries out His plans by vessels of weakness in circumstances that seem hopeless. (“Faith Laying Hold of the World to Come: Hebrews 11:8-22” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Wherefore also there have been born of one, and that of one become dead, even as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the countless sand which is by the sea shore.

W. Kelly Translation

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Wherefore also there were born from one, and that one become dead, even as the stars of the heaven in multitude, and as the countless sand that is by the sea-shore.