UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, n.

Inflections: νέφος; -ους

Related lemmas: νεφέλη

Sense 1: large crowd

Semantic entry: 11.3

Semantic domains: Groups and Classes of Persons and Members of Such Groups and Classes

Subdomains: General

Definition: (a figurative extension of meaning of νέφος ‘cloud,’ not occurring in the NT) a large crowd of people

Notes: In RV HEB 12:1 · LV HEB 12:1 · Read together HEB 12:1 a possible supplementary component of ‘heavenly’ is applicable, since the reference is to the heroes of faith mentioned in chapter 11. In general one cannot preserve the figure of speech, nor even a term meaning ‘crowd,’ since the persons in chapter 11 did not form a crowd historically. A more common equivalent of ‘large crowd of witnesses’ is ‘many, many witnesses.’

HEB 12:1: RV HEB 12:1 · LV HEB 12:1 · Read together HEB 12:1

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OET-RV HEB 12:1

12 So then with us having a cloud of witnesses around us, we should discard everything that’s a burden, as well as the sin that’s always so near to us. We should run the race that’s ahead of us with endurance,

OET-LV HEB 12:1

12 So _then also we, so _much having encompassing around _us a_cloud of _witnesses, burden having _put _away every and the well _encompassing sin through endurance, may _be _running the lying _before before _us race,

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

νέφος

Form 1

Sense 1: large crowd