KJV: For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
YLT: for those saying such things make manifest that they seek a country;
Darby: For they who say such things shew clearly that they seek their country.
ASV: For they that say such things make it manifest that they are seeking after a country of their own.
| οἱ | Those |
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Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| τοιαῦτα | such things |
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Parse: Demonstrative Pronoun, Accusative Neuter Plural Root: τοιοῦτος Sense: such as this, of this kind or sort. |
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| λέγοντες | saying |
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Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: λέγω Sense: to say, to speak. |
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| ἐμφανίζουσιν | make manifest |
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Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: ἐμφανίζω Sense: to manifest, exhibit to view. |
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| ὅτι | that [their] |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: ὅτι Sense: that, because, since. |
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| πατρίδα | own country |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: πατρίς Sense: one’s native country. |
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| ἐπιζητοῦσιν | they are seeking |
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Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: ἐπιζητέω Sense: to enquire for, seek for, search for, seek diligently. |
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Greek Commentary for Hebrews 11:14
Land of the fathers Cf. our patriotic, patriotism. [source]
oP. See on John 14:21. Occasionally in lxx. Rend. “make it manifest.” [source]
The verb is found in lxx, chiefly in the sense of seeking after God or another deity. See 2 Kings 1:3, 2 Kings 1:6; 2 Kings 3:11; 2 Kings 8:8; 2 Kings 22:18; 2 Chronicles 18:6. Comp. ἐπιζητουμένη πόλις acity sought after (Zion), Isaiah 62:12. Πατρίς is a native country; a fatherland. Only here and in Gospels and Acts. Quite often in lxx. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Hebrews 11:14
In N.T. habitually remember. So invariably in lxx. The meaning here is, that if, in their declaration (Hebrews 11:14) that they were seeking a country, they had called to mind the country from which they came out, they could have returned thither, so that it is evident that they did not mean that country. [source]