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Πεπείσμεθα pepeismetha • convinced

δὲ de • But

περὶ peri • concerning

ὑμῶν, umōn • you

ἀγαπητοί, agapētoi • beloved

τὰ ta • the

κρείσσονα kreissona • better

καὶ kai • and

ἐχόμενα echomena • accompany

σωτηρίας, sōtērias • salvation

εἰ ei • though

καὶ kai • and

οὕτως outōs • thus

λαλοῦμεν. laloumen • speaking

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οὐ ou • not

γὰρ gar • For

ἄδικος adikos • unjust

ὁ o • the

θεὸς theos • God

ἐπιλαθέσθαι epilathesthai • forget

τοῦ tou • the

ἔργου ergou • work

ὑμῶν umōn • your

καὶ kai • and

τῆς tēs • the

ἀγάπης agapēs • love

ἧς ēs • which

ἐνεδείξασθε enedeixasthe • shown

εἰς eis • toward

τὸ to • the

ὄνομα onoma • name

αὐτοῦ, autou • his

διακονήσαντες diakonēsantes • administer

τοῖς tois • the

ἁγίοις agiois • saints

καὶ kai • and

διακονοῦντες. diakonountes • administer

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ἐπιθυμοῦμεν epithumoumen • desire

δὲ de • And

ἕκαστον ekaston • one

ὑμῶν umōn • you

τὴν tēn • the

αὐτὴν autēn • same

ἐνδείκνυσθαι endeiknusthai • show

σπουδὴν spoudēn • diligence

πρὸς pros • so

τὴν tēn • the

πληροφορίαν plērophorian • assurance

τῆς tēs • the

ἐλπίδος elpidos • hope

ἄχρι achri • until

τέλους, telous • end

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ἵνα ina • so

μὴ mē • not

νωθροὶ nōthroi • sluggish

γένησθε, genēsthe • be

μιμηταὶ mimētai • imitators

δὲ de • but

τῶν tōn • those

διὰ dia • through

πίστεως pisteōs • faith

καὶ kai • and

μακροθυμίας makrothumias • patience

κληρονομούντων klēronomountōn • inherit

τὰς tas • those

ἐπαγγελίας. epangelias • promises

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Τῷ tō • the

γὰρ gar • For

Ἀβραὰμ abraam • Abraham

ἐπαγγειλάμενος epangeilamenos • promise

ὁ o • the

θεός, theos • God

ἐπεὶ epei • since

κατ' kat • by

οὐδενὸς oudenos • no

εἶχεν eichen • could

μείζονος meizonos • greater

ὀμόσαι, omosai • swear

ὤμοσεν ōmosen • swear

καθ' kath • by

ἑαυτοῦ eautou • himself

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λέγων, legōn • saying

εἰ ei • if

μὴν mēn • surely

εὐλογῶν eulogōn • bless

εὐλογήσω eulogēsō • bless

σε se • you

καὶ kai • and

πληθύνων plēthunōn • multiply

πληθυνῶ plēthunō • multiply

σε· se • you

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καὶ kai • And

οὕτως outōs • so

μακροθυμήσας makrothumēsas • endured

ἐπέτυχεν epetuchen • obtained

τῆς tēs • the

ἐπαγγελίας. epangelias • promise

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ἄνθρωποι anthrōpoi • men

γὰρ gar • For

κατὰ kata • by

τοῦ tou • the

μείζονος meizonos • exceeding

ὀμνύουσιν omnuousin • swear

καὶ kai • and

πάσης pasēs • every

αὐτοῖς autois • them

ἀντιλογίας antilogias • dispute

πέρας peras • end

εἰς eis • for

βεβαίωσιν bebaiōsin • confirmation

ὁ o • the

ὅρκος orkos • oath

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ἐν en • Wherein

ᾧ ō • same

περισσότερον perissoteron • abundantly

βουλόμενος boulomenos • desiring

ὁ o • the

θεὸς theos • God

ἐπιδεῖξαι epideixai • show

τοῖς tois • the

κληρονόμοις klēronomois • heirs

τῆς tēs • the

ἐπαγγελίας epangelias • promise

τὸ to • the

ἀμετάθετον ametatheton • unchangeableness

τῆς tēs • the

βουλῆς boulēs • purpose

αὐτοῦ autou • his

ἐμεσίτευσεν emesiteusen • interposed

ὅρκῳ, orkō • oath

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ἵνα ina • so

διὰ dia • by

δύο duo • two

πραγμάτων pragmatōn • things

ἀμεταθέτων ametathetōn • unchangeable

ἐν en • in

οἷς ois • which

ἀδύνατον adunaton • impossible

ψεύσασθαι pseusasthai • lie

[τὸν] ton • who

θεόν, theon • God

ἰσχυρὰν ischuran • strong

παράκλησιν paraklēsin • encouragement

ἔχωμεν echōmen • have

οἱ oi • who

καταφυγόντες kataphugontes • refuge

κρατῆσαι kratēsai • hold

τῆς tēs • who

προκειμένης prokeimenēs • us

ἐλπίδος· elpidos • hope

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ἣν ēn • this

ὡς ōs • as

ἄγκυραν ankuran • anchor

ἔχομεν echomen • have

τῆς tēs • the

ψυχῆς psuchēs • soul

ἀσφαλῆ asphalē • sure

τε te • both

καὶ kai • and

βεβαίαν bebaian • steadfast

καὶ kai • and

εἰσερχομένην eiserchomenēn • enters

εἰς eis • into

τὸ to • the

ἐσώτερον esōteron • within

τοῦ tou • the

καταπετάσματος, katapetasmatos • veil

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ὅπου opou • where

πρόδρομος prodromos • forerunner

ὑπὲρ uper • for

ἡμῶν ēmōn • us

εἰσῆλθεν eisēlthen • entered

Ἰησοῦς iēsous • Jesus

κατὰ kata • according

τὴν tēn • the

τάξιν taxin • order

Μελχισέδεκ melchisedek • Melchizedek

ἀρχιερεὺς archiereus • high priest

γενόμενος genomenos • become

εἰς eis • for

τὸν ton • the

αἰῶνα. aiōna • forever