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Hebrews 11

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16 But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

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Source Text Study

Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Hebrews 11:16. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 4
Word Entries 79
Editorial Notes 0
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Greek Textus Receptus Greek · Greek New Testament · Public Domain

Coverage: New Testament

Greek New Testament source layer with imported morphology.

Νυνὶ δὲ κρείττονος ὀρέγονται, τοῦτ᾿ ἔστιν, ἐπουρανίου· διὸ οὐκ ἐπαισχύνεται αὐτοὺς ὁ Θεός, Θεὸς ἐπικαλεῖσθαι αὐτῶν· ἡτοίμασε γὰρ αὐτοῖς πόλιν.

20 word entries
Νυνὶ
Lemma
nuni
Transliteration
nuni
Morphology
Greek: adverb
Part of Speech
adverb
Strong's
G3570
Occurrences
21
δὲ
Lemma
de
Transliteration
de
Morphology
Greek: conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
G1161
Occurrences
2860
κρείττονος
Transliteration
kreittonov
Morphology
Greek: adjective genitive singular feminine
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
G2909
Occurrences
6
ὀρέγονται
Transliteration
oregontai
Morphology
Greek: verb present middle indicative plural
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G3713
Occurrences
1
τοῦτ᾿
Lemma
tout
Transliteration
tout
Morphology
Greek: demonstrative pronoun nominative singular neuter
Part of Speech
demonstrative pronoun
Strong's
G3778
Occurrences
17
ἔστιν
Lemma
estin
Transliteration
estin
Morphology
Greek: verb present active indicative singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
927
ἐπουρανίου
Transliteration
epouraniou
Morphology
Greek: adjective genitive singular feminine
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
G2032
Occurrences
4
διὸ
Lemma
dio
Transliteration
dio
Morphology
Greek: conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
G1352
Occurrences
53
οὐκ
Lemma
ouk
Transliteration
ouk
Morphology
Greek: particle nominative
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
G3756
Occurrences
840
ἐπαισχύνεται
Transliteration
epaiscunetai
Morphology
Greek: verb present middle/passive deponent indicative singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G1870
Occurrences
2
αὐτοὺς
Lemma
autouv
Transliteration
autouv
Morphology
Greek: personal pronoun accusative plural masculine
Part of Speech
personal pronoun
Strong's
G846
Occurrences
353
Lemma
o
Transliteration
o
Morphology
Greek: article nominative singular masculine
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
3353
Θεός
Lemma
qeov
Transliteration
qeov
Morphology
Greek: noun nominative singular masculine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G2316
Occurrences
315
Θεὸς
Lemma
qeov
Transliteration
qeov
Morphology
Greek: noun nominative singular masculine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G2316
Occurrences
315
ἐπικαλεῖσθαι
Transliteration
epikaleisqai
Morphology
Greek: verb present passive infinitive
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G1941
Occurrences
1
αὐτῶν
Lemma
autwn
Transliteration
autwn
Morphology
Greek: personal pronoun genitive plural masculine
Part of Speech
personal pronoun
Strong's
G846
Occurrences
598
ἡτοίμασε
Transliteration
htoimasen
Morphology
Greek: verb aorist active indicative singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G2090
Occurrences
3
γὰρ
Lemma
gar
Transliteration
gar
Morphology
Greek: conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
G1063
Occurrences
1068
αὐτοῖς
Lemma
autoiv
Transliteration
autoiv
Morphology
Greek: personal pronoun dative plural masculine
Part of Speech
personal pronoun
Strong's
G846
Occurrences
581
πόλιν
Lemma
polin
Transliteration
polin
Morphology
Greek: noun accusative singular feminine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G4172
Occurrences
62
Tischendorf / Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament Greek · Greek New Testament · Public Domain

Coverage: New Testament sample / proof panel

Proof-of-flow source panel, not full coverage.

νῦν δὲ κρείττονος ὀρέγονται, τοῦτ’ ἔστιν ἐπουρανίου. διὸ οὐκ ἐπαισχύνεται αὐτοὺς ὁ θεὸς θεὸς ἐπικαλεῖσθαι αὐτῶν, ἡτοίμασεν γὰρ αὐτοῖς πόλιν.

20 word entries
νῦν
Lemma
νῦν
Morphology
ADV
Part of Speech
ADV
Strong's
G3568
Occurrences
145
δὲ
Lemma
δέ
Morphology
CONJ
Part of Speech
CONJ
Strong's
G1161
Occurrences
2771
κρείττονος
Morphology
A-GSF-C
Part of Speech
A
Strong's
G2909
Occurrences
13
ὀρέγονται,
Morphology
V-PMI-3P
Part of Speech
V
Strong's
G3713
Occurrences
3
τοῦτ’
Morphology
D-NSN
Part of Speech
D
Strong's
G3778
Occurrences
1379
ἔστιν
Morphology
V-PAI-3S
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To be or exist.
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
2459
ἐπουρανίου.
Morphology
A-GSF
Part of Speech
A
Strong's
G2032
Occurrences
19
διὸ
Lemma
διό
Morphology
CONJ
Part of Speech
CONJ
Strong's
G1352
Occurrences
52
οὐκ
Lemma
οὐ
Morphology
PRT-N
Part of Speech
PRT
Strong's
G3756
Occurrences
1626
ἐπαισχύνεται
Morphology
V-PNI-3S
Part of Speech
V
Strong's
G1870
Occurrences
11
αὐτοὺς
Morphology
P-APM
Part of Speech
P
Strong's
G0846
Occurrences
5556
Lemma
Morphology
T-NSM
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
θεὸς
Morphology
N-NSM
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
God, deity, or divine being.
Strong's
G2316
Occurrences
1312
θεὸς
Morphology
N-NSM
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
God, deity, or divine being.
Strong's
G2316
Occurrences
1312
ἐπικαλεῖσθαι
Morphology
V-PPN
Part of Speech
V
Strong's
G1941
Occurrences
30
αὐτῶν,
Morphology
P-GPM
Part of Speech
P
Strong's
G0846
Occurrences
5556
ἡτοίμασεν
Morphology
V-AAI-3S
Part of Speech
V
Strong's
G2090
Occurrences
41
γὰρ
Lemma
γάρ
Morphology
CONJ
Part of Speech
CONJ
Strong's
G1063
Occurrences
1036
αὐτοῖς
Morphology
P-DPM
Part of Speech
P
Strong's
G0846
Occurrences
5556
πόλιν.
Morphology
N-ASF
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G4172
Occurrences
164
Syriac Peshitta New Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: New Testament

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܗܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܝܕܝܥܐ ܕܠܕܛܒܐ ܡܢܗ ܪܓܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗܝ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܢܟܦ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܠܗܗܘܢ ܢܬܩܪܐ ܛܝܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ

21 word entries
ܗܫܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܗܫܐ
Transliteration
hsh'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
129
ܕܝܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܕܝܢ
Transliteration
dyn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
1830
ܝܕܝܥܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
ydy''
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
11
ܕܠܕܛܒܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dldtb'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
1
ܡܢܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܡܢܗ
Transliteration
mnh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
164
ܪܓܝܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
rgyn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending
Occurrences
2
ܗܘܘ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܗܘܘ
Transliteration
hww
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
815
ܠܗܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܠܗܝ
Transliteration
lhy
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
7
ܕܐܝܬܝܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
d'ytyh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
27
ܒܫܡܝܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
bshmy'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
61
ܡܛܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܡܛܠ
Transliteration
mtl
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
632
ܗܢܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܗܢܐ
Transliteration
hn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
482
ܠܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܠܐ
Transliteration
la
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
1681
ܢܟܦ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܢܟܦ
Transliteration
nkp
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
2
ܐܠܗܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Transliteration
alaha
Morphology
noun, masculine emphatic singular
Gloss
God
Occurrences
497
ܕܐܠܗܗܘܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
d'lhhwn
Morphology
possible masculine plural or verbal/pronominal ending; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
2
ܢܬܩܪܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
ntqr'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
13
ܛܝܒ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܛܝܒ
Transliteration
tyb
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
6
ܠܗܘܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
lhwn
Morphology
possible masculine plural or verbal/pronominal ending; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
830
ܓܝܪ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܓܝܪ
Transliteration
gyr
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
1085
ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
mdynt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
98
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

nunc autem meliorem appetunt, id est, cælestem. Ideo non confunditur Deus vocari Deus eorum: paravit enim illis civitatem.

18 word entries
nunc
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
nunc
Transliteration
nunc
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
620
autem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
autem
Transliteration
autem
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
5069
meliorem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
bonus
Transliteration
meliorem
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
847
appetunt
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
appeto
Transliteration
appetunt
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
3
id
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
is
Transliteration
id
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
17810
est
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
est
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
caelestem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
caelestem
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
30
ideo
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ideo
Transliteration
ideo
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
137
non
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
non
Transliteration
non
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
7320
confunditur
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
confunditur
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
169
Deus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
deus
Transliteration
Deus
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Gloss
God
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
God, deity
Etymology
Latin noun for God or a god.
Occurrences
4889
vocari
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uoco
Transliteration
vocari
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
652
Deus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
deus
Transliteration
Deus
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Gloss
God
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
God, deity
Etymology
Latin noun for God or a god.
Occurrences
4889
eorum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
is
Transliteration
eorum
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
17810
paravit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
paro
Transliteration
paravit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
152
enim
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
enim
Transliteration
enim
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
2392
illis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ille
Transliteration
illis
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
4947
civitatem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ciuitas
Transliteration
civitatem
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1108

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Hebrews 13:14

For we don’t have here an enduring city, but we seek that which is to come.

16 relevance votes

Philippians 3:20

For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

15 relevance votes

Hebrews 11:10

For he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

13 relevance votes

John 14:2

In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.

10 relevance votes

Matthew 25:34

Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

10 relevance votes

Hebrews 12:22

But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable multitudes of angels,

8 relevance votes

Hebrews 2:11

For both he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brothers,

8 relevance votes

2 Timothy 4:18

And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

6 relevance votes

Exodus 3:6

Moreover he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.

6 relevance votes

Exodus 3:15

God said moreover to Moses, “You shall tell the children of Israel this, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations.

5 relevance votes

Hebrews 11:14

For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.

5 relevance votes

Mark 8:38

For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

5 relevance votes
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