Hebrews 11:17

Geneva Bible (1560)

By faith Abraham offered vp Isaac, when he was tryed, and he that had receiued the promises, offered his onely begotten sonne.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πίστει προσενήνοχεν Ἀβραὰμ τὸν Ἰσαὰκ, πειραζόμενος: καὶ τὸν μονογενῆ προσέφερεν ὁ τὰς ἐπαγγελίας ἀναδεξάμενος,

Transliteration

By pistei prosenēnochen Abraam ton Isaak, being peirazomenos: and the monogenē he prosepheren who the epangelias having anadexamenos,

Grammar Details

• *pistei*: dative, feminine, singular - by faith
• *prosenēnochen*: perfect active indicative, 3rd singular - has offered
• *ton*: accusative, masculine, singular - the
• *peirazomenos*: present passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being tested
• *monogenē*: accusative, masculine, singular - only begotten
• *prosepheren*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was offering
• *epangelias*: accusative, feminine, plural - promises
• *anadexamenos*: aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having received/accepted

Word Meanings

• *prosenēnochen*: has offered/presented/brought
• *peirazomenos*: being tested/tried/tempted
• *monogenē*: only begotten/only/unique
• *prosepheren*: was offering/presenting/bringing
• *anadexamenos*: having received/accepted/undertaken

Referenced Verses

• Gen 22:1-9 : 1 And after these things God did proue Abraham, and said vnto him, Abraham. Who answered, Here am I. 2 And he said, Take nowe thine onely sonne Izhak whom thou louest, and get thee vnto the land of Moriah, and offer him there for a burnt offering vpon one of the mountaines, which I will shewe thee. 3 Then Abraham rose vp early in the morning, and sadled his asse, and tooke two of his seruants with him, and Izhak his sonne, and cloue wood for the burnt offering, and rose vp & went to the place, which God had tolde him. 4 Then the third day Abraham lift vp his eyes, and sawe the place afarre off, 5 And said vnto his seruants, Abide you here with the asse: for I and the childe will go yonder and worship, and come againe vnto you. 6 Then Abraham tooke the wood of the burnt offering, and layed it vpon Izhak his sonne, and he tooke the fire in his hand, and the knife: and they went both together. 7 Then spake Izhak vnto Abraham his father, and said, My father; he answered, Here am I, my sonne; he said, Behold the fire & the wood, but where is the lambe for ye burnt offring? 8 Then Abraham answered, My sonne, God will prouide him a lambe for a burnt offering: so they went both together. 9 And when they came to the place which God had shewed him, Abraham builded an altar there, & couched ye wood, and bound Izhak his sonne and laid him on the altar vpon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretching forth his hand, tooke the knife to kill his sonne. 11 But the Angel of the Lord called vnto him from heauen, saying, Abraham, Abraham; he answered, Here am I. 12 Then he said, Lay not thine hand vpon the childe, neither doe any thing vnto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing for my sake thou hast not spared thine onely sonne.
• Gen 22:16 : 16 And saide, By my selfe haue I sworne (saith ye Lord) because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thine onely sonne,
• Deut 8:2 : 2 And thou shalt remember all ye way which the Lorde thy God led thee this fourtie yeere in the wildernesse, for to humble thee and to proue thee, to knowe what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keepe his commandements or no.
• 2 Chr 32:31 : 31 But because of the ambassadours of the princes of Babel, which sent vnto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the lande, God left him to trie him, and to knowe all that was in his heart.
• Job 1:11-12 : 11 But stretch out now thine hand & touch all that he hath, to see if he will not blaspheme thee to thy face. 12 Then the Lorde sayde vnto Satan, Lo, all that he hath is in thine hand: onely vpon himselfe shalt thou not stretch out thine hand. So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord.
• Job 2:3-6 : 3 And the Lord sayd vnto Satan, Hast thou not considered my seruant Iob, how none is like him in the earth? an vpright and iust man, one that feareth God, and escheweth euill? for yet he continueth in his vprightnesse, although thou mouedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. 4 And Satan answered the Lorde, and sayde, Skin for skin, and all that euer a man hath, will he giue for his life. 5 But stretch now out thine hand, and touch his bones and his flesh, to see if he will not blaspheme thee to thy face. 6 Then the Lorde said vnto Satan, Lo, he is in thine hand, but saue his life.
• Prov 17:3 : 3 As is the fining pot for siluer, and the fornace for golde, so the Lord trieth the heartes.
• Dan 11:35 : 35 And some of the of vnderstanding shal fall to trie them, & to purge, & to make them white, till the time be out: for there is a time appointed.
• Zech 13:9 : 9 And I will bring that third part thorowe the fire, and will fine them as the siluer is fined, and will trye them as golde is tryed: they shall call on my Name, and I will heare them: I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, The Lorde is my God.
• Mal 3:2-3 : 2 But who may abide the day of his coming? And who shall endure, when he appeareth? For he is like a purging fire, and like fullers sope. 3 And he shall sit downe to trye and fine the siluer: he shall euen fine the sonnes of Leui and purifie them as golde and siluer, that they may bring offerings vnto the Lord in righteousnesse.
• John 3:16 : 16 For God so loued the worlde, that hee hath giuen his onely begotten Sonne, that whosoeuer beleeueth in him, should not perish, but haue euerlasting life.
• 2 Cor 8:12 : 12 For if there be first a willing minde, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
• Heb 7:6 : 6 But he whose kindred is not couted among them, receiued tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
• Jas 1:2-4 : 2 My brethren, count it exceeding ioy, when ye fall into diuers tentations, 3 Knowing that ye trying of your faith bringeth forth patience, 4 And let patience haue her perfect worke, that ye may be perfect & entier, lacking nothing.
• Jas 2:21-24 : 21 Was not Abraham our father iustified through workes, when he offred Isaac his sonne vpon the altar? 22 Seest thou not that the faith wrought with his workes? and through the workes was the faith made perfect. 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which sayeth, Abraham beleeued God, and it was imputed vnto him for righteousnesse: and hee was called the friende of God. 24 Ye see then howe that of workes a man is iustified, and not of faith onely.
• Jas 5:11 : 11 Beholde, we count them blessed which endure. Ye haue heard of the patience of Iob, and haue knowen what ende the Lord made. For the Lord is very pitifull and mercifull.
• 1 Pet 1:6-7 : 6 Wherein yee reioyce, though nowe for a season (if neede require) yee are in heauinesse, through manifolde tentations, 7 That the triall of your faith, being much more precious then golde that perisheth (though it be tried with fire) might bee founde vnto your praise, and honour and glorie at the appearing of Iesus Christ:
• 1 Pet 4:12 : 12 Dearely beloued, thinke it not strange concerning the firie triall, which is among you to proue you, as though some strange thing were come vnto you:
• Rev 3:10 : 10 Because thou hast kept the woorde of my patience, therefore I wil deliuer thee from the houre of tentation, which will come vpon all the world, to trie them that dwell vpon the earth.