Hebrews 6:16
Strong's Lexicon
Men
Ἄνθρωποι (Anthrōpoi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

swear
ὀμνύουσιν (omnyousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3660: A prolonged form of a primary, but obsolete omo, for which another prolonged form omoo is used in certain tenses; to swear, i.e. Take oath.

by
κατὰ (kata)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

[someone]
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

greater [than themselves],
μείζονος (meizonos)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular - Comparative
Strong's Greek 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[their]
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

oath
ὅρκος (horkos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3727: An oath. From herkos; a limit, i.e. restraint.

serves as
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

a confirmation
βεβαίωσιν (bebaiōsin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 951: Confirmation, ratification, establishment. From bebaioo; stabiliment.

to end
πέρας (peras)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4009: (a) a boundary, limit, extremity, (b) an end, conclusion. From the same as peran; an extremity.

all
πάσης (pasēs)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

argument.
ἀντιλογίας (antilogias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 485: Contradiction, contention, rebellion. From a derivative of antilego; dispute, disobedience.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.

Young's Literal Translation
for men indeed do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for confirmation [is] the oath,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For men swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.

New American Standard Bible
For men swear by one greater [than themselves], and with them an oath [given] as confirmation is an end of every dispute.

King James Bible
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation [is] to them an end of all strife.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.

New Living Translation
Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding.

English Standard Version
For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.

New American Standard Bible
For men swear by one greater than themselves, and with them an oath given as confirmation is an end of every dispute.

King James Bible
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For men swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.

International Standard Version
For people swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all argument.

NET Bible
For people swear by something greater than themselves, and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute.

American Standard Version
For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

English Revised Version
For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

Young's Literal Translation
for men indeed do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for confirmation is the oath,
















Cross References
Exodus 22:11
Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.

Galatians 3:15
Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.

Hebrews 1:1
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

Hebrews 6:15
And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

Hebrews 6:14
Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

Hebrews 6:13
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

Hebrews 6:17
Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

Hebrews 6:18
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

Hebrews 6:19
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
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