KJV: For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
YLT: For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,
Darby: For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,
ASV: For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,
| Τῷ | - |
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Parse: Article, Dative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| Ἀβραὰμ | to Abraham |
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Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Singular Root: Ἀβραάμ Sense: the son of Terah and the founder of the Jewish nation. |
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| ἐπαγγειλάμενος | having made His promise |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Middle, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ἐπαγγέλλομαι Sense: to announce that one is about to do or furnish something. |
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| ὁ | - |
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Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| Θεός | God |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: θεός Sense: a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities. |
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| ἐπεὶ | since |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: ἐπεί Sense: when, since. |
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| οὐδενὸς | no one |
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Parse: Adjective, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: οὐδείς Sense: no one, nothing. |
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| εἶχεν | He had |
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Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἔχω Sense: to have, i.e. to hold. |
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| μείζονος | greater |
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Parse: Adjective, Genitive Masculine Singular, Comparative Root: μέγας Sense: great. |
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| ὀμόσαι | to swear |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Infinitive Active Root: ὄμνυμι Sense: to swear. |
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| ὤμοσεν | He swore |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ὄμνυμι Sense: to swear. |
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| ἑαυτοῦ | Himself |
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Parse: Reflexive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: ἑαυτοῦ Sense: himself, herself, itself, themselves. |
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Greek Commentary for Hebrews 6:13
First aorist middle participle of επαγγελλω epaggellō Could swear by none greater Imperfect active of εχω echō in sense of εδυνατο edunato as often with ομοσαι omosai (first aorist active infinitive of ομνυω omnuō) and ωμοσεν ōmosen (he sware) is first aorist active indicative. [source]
d Illustration of the long-suffering of faith by the example of Abraham. The necessity for emphasizing this element of faith lay in the growing discouragement of the Jewish Christians at the long delay of Christ's second coming. Comp. ch. 11. Abraham became a sojourner in the land of the promise, looking for the heavenly city (Hebrews 11:9, Hebrews 11:10). All the instances cited in that chapter illustrate the long outlook of faith, involving patient waiting and endurance. The example of Abraham shows, first, that the promise of God is sure. [source]
Lit. since he had (the power ) to swear by no one greater. [source]
Comp. Genesis 22:16. N.T.obut see lxx, Amos 6:8. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Hebrews 6:13
There is no “wherewith” in the Greek. This idiom is seen in Luke 7:42; Luke 14:14; Hebrews 6:13. Genitive absolute though αυτον auton in the same clause as often in the N.T. [source]
Present (keep on holding fast) active volitive subjunctive of κατεχω katechō as in Hebrews 3:6, Hebrews 3:14. That it waver not Common compound adjective (alpha privative and κλινω klinō unwavering, not leaning, here only in N.T. It is a confession of hope, not of despair. That promised First aorist middle articular participle of επαγγελλω epaggellō This is the argument remaining to be discussed (10:26-12:3) and already alluded to (Hebrews 6:13.; Hebrews 8:6). The ministry of Jesus rests upon “better promises.” How better? God is “faithful,” but he made the other promises also. We shall see.sa120 [source]
Common compound adjective (alpha privative and κλινω klinō unwavering, not leaning, here only in N.T. It is a confession of hope, not of despair. That promised First aorist middle articular participle of επαγγελλω epaggellō This is the argument remaining to be discussed (10:26-12:3) and already alluded to (Hebrews 6:13.; Hebrews 8:6). The ministry of Jesus rests upon “better promises.” How better? God is “faithful,” but he made the other promises also. We shall see.sa120 [source]
First aorist middle articular participle of επαγγελλω epaggellō This is the argument remaining to be discussed (10:26-12:3) and already alluded to (Hebrews 6:13.; Hebrews 8:6). The ministry of Jesus rests upon “better promises.” How better? God is “faithful,” but he made the other promises also. We shall see.sa120 [source]
“Correlating the oath and the disobedience” (Vincent). First aorist active indicative of ομνυω omnuō old verb for solemn oath (Hebrews 6:13). They shall not enter Future middle of εισερχομαι eiserchomai with ει ei as an anacoluthon for the Hebrew εις την καταπαυσιν μου im (not). Really it is a condition of the first class with the conclusion not expressed, common in the lxx as here (Robertson, Grammar, p. 1024). Into my rest Old word from katapauō (Hebrews 4:8), to give rest, in lxx, in N.T. only in Acts 7:49; Heb 3:11-4:11. Primarily the rest in Canaan and then the heavenly rest in which God dwells. [source]
Articular participle with negative μη mē (usual with participles) of the old verb γενεαλογεω genealogeō trace ancestry (cf. Hebrews 7:3) Hath taken tithes Perfect active indicative of δεκατοω dekatoō standing on record in Genesis. Hath blessed Perfect active indicative of ευλογεω eulogeō likewise standing on record. Note the frequent perfect tenses in Hebrews. Him that hath the promises Cf. Hebrews 6:12, Hebrews 6:13-15 for allusion to the repeated promises to Abraham (Genesis 12:3, Genesis 12:7; Genesis 13:14; Genesis 15:5; Genesis 17:5; Genesis 22:16-18). [source]