KJV: By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
YLT: by faith the walls of Jericho did fall, having been surrounded for seven days;
Darby: By faith the walls of Jericho fell, having been encircled for seven days.
ASV: By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been compassed about for seven days.
| Πίστει | By faith |
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Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular Root: πίστις Sense: conviction of the truth of anything, belief; in the NT of a conviction or belief respecting man’s relationship to God and divine things, generally with the included idea of trust and holy fervour born of faith and joined with it. |
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| τείχη | walls |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Neuter Plural Root: τεῖχος Sense: the wall around a city, town wall. |
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| Ἰεριχὼ | of Jericho |
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Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: Ἰεριχώ Sense: a noted city, abounding in balsam, honey, cyprus, myrobalanus, roses and other fragrant products. |
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| ἔπεσαν | fell |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: πίπτω Sense: to descend from a higher place to a lower. |
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| κυκλωθέντα | having been encircled |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Passive, Nominative Neuter Plural Root: κυκλεύω Sense: to go around, lead around. |
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| ἑπτὰ | seven |
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Parse: Adjective, Accusative Feminine Plural Root: ἑπτά Sense: seven. |
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| ἡμέρας | days |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Plural Root: ἡμέρα Sense: the day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as distinguished from and contrasted with the night. |
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Greek Commentary for Hebrews 11:30
“Fell,” second aorist active indicative of πιπτω piptō with first aorist endings as often in the Koiné. After they had been compassed First aorist passive participle of κυκλοω kukloō old verb to encircle (from κυκλος kuklos circle) as in Acts 14:20. Antecedent action here. [source]
Comp. Luke 21:20; John 10:24. oP. [source]