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Koine Greek wordlink #142904

SR GNT Heb 7:6 ἐπαγγελίας (epangelias) ‘the one having the promises he has blessed’ Strongs=18600 Lemma=epaŋgelia
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=feminine number=plural
Year=64 AD

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Other uses (5) of identical word form ἐπαγγελίας (N-AFP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπαγγελίας’ (N-AFP) is always and only glossed as ‘promises’.

Rom 15:8 ‘that to confirm the promises to the fathers’ SR GNT Rom 15:8 word 18

OET-LV: 8 I _am _saying for the_chosen _one /messiah a_servant to _have _become of_the_circumcision for the_truth of_god, in _order that to _confirm the promises to _the fathers (ROM_15:8)

OET-RV: 8 I can tell you that Messiah became a servant of the circumcised Jews so that God’s truth will be seen by its confirming of the promises that were made to our ancestors, (ROM 15:8)

2 Cor 7:1 ‘therefore having the promises beloved we may cleanse ourselves’ SR GNT 2 Cor 7:1 word 5

OET-LV: 7 Therefore these having the promises, beloved, we _may _cleanse ourselves from every defilement of _flesh and spirit, accomplishing holiness in the_reverence of_god. (CO2_7:1)

OET-RV: 7 Dear brothers and sisters, because we have those promises we should avoid doing anything that would defile our bodies or our spirits, thus staying pure due to our respect for God. (CO2 7:1)

Heb 6:12 ‘patience inheriting the promises’ SR GNT Heb 6:12 word 14

OET-LV: 12 in _order _that not sluggish you _all _may _become, but imitators of _the ones through faith and patience, inheriting the promises. (HEB_6:12)

OET-RV: 12 so that you all won’t become sluggish, but become imitators of those who through their faith and patience will be inheriting what God has promised. (HEB 6:12)

Heb 11:13 ‘not having accepted the promises but from_afar them’ SR GNT Heb 11:13 word 11

OET-LV: 13 In faith died _off these all, not having _accepted the promises, but from _afar them having _seen, and having _greeted, and having _confessed, that strangers and aliens they _are on the earth. (HEB_11:13)

OET-RV: 13 All of those people went on to die, not having received everything that was promised but only seeing and welcoming it all from a distance, having admitted that they were strangers and foreigners here on the earth. (HEB 11:13)

Heb 11:17 ‘was offering the one the promises having accepted’ SR GNT Heb 11:17 word 13

OET-LV: 17 By _faith has _offered Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) the Isaʼak/(Yiʦḩāq) being _tested, and his only _begotten was _offering, the one the promises having _accepted, (HEB_11:17)

OET-RV: 17 By faith, Abraham when he was tested offered up Isaac. He had received the promises and offered his only son— (HEB 11:17)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘epaŋgelia’ have 8 different glosses: ‘a promise’, ‘the promise’, ‘by promises’, ‘of the promise’, ‘of promise’, ‘promise’, ‘promise was’, ‘promises’.

Greek words (7) other than ἐπαγγελίας (N-AFP) with a gloss related to ‘promises’

ROM 9:4 ἐπαγγελίαι (epangeliai) N-NFP ‘sacred_service and the promises’ SR GNT Rom 9:4 word 24

OET-LV: 4 who are ones_from _Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl), of _whose is the adoption _as _sons, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the sacred _service, and the promises, (ROM_9:4)

OET-RV: 4 They’re the descendants of Yisrael (Israel) who’ve been adopted as God’s children and God revealed his power and the agreements and the Law and the temple worship and the promises. (ROM 9:4)

2 COR 1:20 ἐπαγγελίαι (epangeliai) N-NFP ‘as_many_as for promises of god in him is’ SR GNT 2 Cor 1:20 word 3

OET-LV: 20 For/Because as _many _as promises of_god, in him is the Yes. Therefore also through him, the amen, to_ the _god for the_glory by us. (CO2_1:20)

OET-RV: 20 Concerning the many promises made by God, in Messiah they’re ‘yes’, and therefore through him the ‘Let it be so’, resulting in honour for God through us. (CO2 1:20)

GAL 3:16 ἐπαγγελίαι (epangeliai) N-NFP ‘to Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) were spoken the promises and to the seed’ SR GNT Gal 3:16 word 6

OET-LV: 16 And the promises were _spoken the to _Abraʼam and to _the seed of _him. He _is_ not _saying: And to _the seeds, as concerning many, but as concerning one: And to _the seed of _you, which is chosen _one /messiah. (GAL_3:16)

OET-RV: 16 The promises were given to Abraham and to his offspring. It doesn’t say ‘offsprings (plural)’ but is only referring to the one who’s the messiah. (GAL 3:16)

GAL 3:21 ἐπαγγελιῶν (epangeliōn) N-GFP ‘law is against the promises of god never it might become’ SR GNT Gal 3:21 word 6

OET-LV: 21 Therefore the law is against the promises of_ the _god? Never it _might _become. For/Because if a_law was _given which being _able to _give _life, really the righteousness would was by the_law. (GAL_3:21)

OET-RV: 21 So does the law oppose God’s promises? Certainly not, because if the law was able to give life, you could become guiltless by obeying the law. (GAL 3:21)

HEB 8:6 ἐπαγγελίαις (epangeliais) N-DFP ‘which on better promises has_been legislated’ SR GNT Heb 8:6 word 17

OET-LV: 6 On _the _other _hand now of_a_more _special he _has _obtained ministry, by _as _much _as also of_a_better is covenant the_mediator, which on better promises has _been _legislated. (HEB_8:6)

OET-RV: 6 But on the contrary, Yeshua has obtained a more special ministry because he’s the mediator of a better agreement which has been legislated with better promises. (HEB 8:6)

HEB 11:33 ἐπαγγελιῶν (epangeliōn) N-GFP ‘did righteousness obtained by promises shut the mouths of lions’ SR GNT Heb 11:33 word 10

OET-LV: 33 who by faith conquered kingdoms, did righteousness, obtained by _promises, shut the_mouths of _lions, (HEB_11:33)

OET-RV: 33 who by faith conquered kingdoms, acted righteously, obtained promises, shut lion’s mouths, (HEB 11:33)

2 PET 1:4 ἐπαγγέλματα (epangelmata) N-ANP Lemma=epaŋgelma ‘and greatest to us promises has granted in_order_that through’ SR GNT 2 Pet 1:4 word 12

OET-LV: 4 through which has _granted his precious and greatest promises to _us, in _order _that through these things you _all _may _become partners of_the_divine nature, having _escaped _from from _the corruption in the the_world by lust. (PE2_1:4)

OET-RV: 4 Through these things, he has given us precious and very great promises that you will become participants of the divine nature after escaping the corruption in the world of lust. (PE2 1:4)

Key: N=noun AFP=accusative,feminine,plural ANP=accusative,neuter,plural DFP=dative,feminine,plural GFP=genitive,feminine,plural NFP=nominative,feminine,plural