Hebrews 5:11

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Περὶ οὗ πολὺς ἡμῖν ὁ λόγος, καὶ δυσερμήνευτος λέγειν, ἐπεὶ νωθροὶ γεγόνατε ταῖς ἀκοαῖς.

Transliteration

Concerning hou polys to us the logos, and dysermēneutos to legein, epei nōthroi you have gegonate in the akoais.

Grammar Details

*Peri hou*: preposition + genitive, masculine/neuter, singular relative pronoun - concerning whom/which
*polys hēmin ho logos*: nominative, masculine, singular adjective + dative, 1st plural pronoun + nominative, masculine, singular with article - much is our account/word
*kai*: conjunction - and
*dysermēneutos*: nominative, masculine, singular adjective - hard to explain/interpret
*legein*: present active infinitive - to say/tell
*epei*: conjunction - since/because
*nōthroi*: nominative, masculine, plural adjective - dull/sluggish
*gegonate*: perfect active indicative, 2nd plural - you have become
*tais akoais*: dative, feminine, plural with article - in your hearing/ears

Word Meanings

*polys*: much/many/great
*logos*: word/account/message
*dysermēneutos*: hard to explain/difficult to interpret
*legein*: to say/to tell/to speak
*nōthroi*: dull/sluggish/slow
*gegonate*: have become/have turned
*akoais*: hearing/ears/faculty of hearing

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

2 Pet 3:16 : 16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
Matt 13:15 : 15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Mark 8:17-18 : 17 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened? 18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
Mark 8:21 : 21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
Luke 24:25 : 25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
John 6:6 : 6 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
John 16:12 : 12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
Acts 28:27 : 27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Isa 6:10 : 10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
1 Kgs 10:1 : 1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.

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