Hebrews 10:26–27

The writer warns his readers about deliberate sin.

Greek

Ἑκουσίωςheh-koo-SEE-ohsγὰρgarἁμαρτανόντωνhah-mar-tah-NON-tohnἡμῶνhay-MOHNμετὰmeh-TAHτὸtoλαβεῖνlah-BAYNτὴνtaynἐπίγνωσινeh-PEEG-noh-sinτῆςtaysἀληθείας,ah-lay-THAY-asοὐκέτιoo-KEH-tihπερὶpeh-REEἁμαρτιῶνhah-mar-tih-OHNἀπολείπεταιah-po-LAY-peh-taiθυσία,thoo-SEE-ahφοβερὰfo-beh-RAHδέdehτιςteesἐκδοχὴek-do-KAYκρίσεωςKREE-seh-ohsκαὶkaiπυρὸςpoo-ROSζῆλοςZAY-losἐσθίεινes-THEE-aynμέλλοντοςMEH-lon-tosτοὺςtoosὑπεναντίους.hoo-peh-nan-TEE-oos

Latin

Voluntāriēwo-lun-TAH-ree-ayenimEH-nimpeccantibuspeh-KAN-tih-busnōbīsNOH-beespostpostacceptamah-KEP-tamnōtitiamnoh-TIH-tee-amvēritātis,way-rih-TAH-tisjamyamnōnnohnrelinquiturreh-LINK-wih-turprōprohpeccātīspeh-KAH-teeshostia,HOS-tee-ahterribilisteh-RIH-bih-lisautemOW-temquaedamKWAI-damexspectātiōex-pek-TAH-tee-ohjūdiciī,yoo-DIH-kee-eeetetignisIG-nisaemulātiō,ai-moo-LAH-tee-ohquaekwaicōnsūmptūrakohn-soomp-TOO-rahestestadversāriōs.ad-wer-SAH-ree-ohs

English

For when we keep sinning by choice after receiving the full knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice left for sins, but a certain dreadful expectation of judgment, and a zeal of fire that is about to devour the opponents.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
Ἑκουσίωςfrom ἑκουσίως, “willingly, by choice”	Voluntāriēfrom voluntārius	Ἑκουσίως: by choice. Latin: voluntāriē.
γὰρfrom γάρ, “for”	enimall forms	γὰρ, enim: for.
ἁμαρτανόντων ἡμῶνfrom ἁμαρτάνω, “to sin”	peccantibus nōbīsfrom peccō	ἁμαρτανόντων ἡμῶν: we sinning, a genitive absolute, a phrase set apart from the main clause. Latin has the ablative absolute: peccantibus nōbīs.
μετὰfrom μετά, “with; after”	postall forms	μετὰ: after, with the accusative. Latin: post.
τὸ λαβεῖνfrom λαμβάνω, “to take, receive”	acceptamfrom accipiō	τὸ λαβεῖν: the receiving, an infinitive used as a noun. Latin has a participle: acceptam.
τὴν ἐπίγνωσινfrom ἐπίγνωσις, “knowledge, recognition”	nōtitiamfrom nōtitia	τὴν ἐπίγνωσιν: the full knowledge, from ἐπίγνωσις. Latin: nōtitiam.
τῆς ἀληθείαςfrom ἀλήθεια, “truth”	vēritātisfrom vēritās	τῆς ἀληθείας: of the truth, from ἀλήθεια. Latin: vēritātis, from vēritās.
οὐκέτιall forms, “no longer”	jam nōnfrom jam	οὐκέτι: no longer. Latin: jam nōn.
περὶ ἁμαρτιῶνfrom ἁμαρτία, “sin”	prō peccātīsfrom peccātum	περὶ ἁμαρτιῶν: for sins. Latin: prō peccātīs.
ἀπολείπεταιfrom ἀπολείπω, “to leave behind”	relinquiturfrom relinquō	ἀπολείπεται: is left, from ἀπολείπω. Latin: relinquitur.
θυσία“sacrifice”	hostia	θυσία: a sacrifice. Latin: hostia, a victim.
φοβερὰfrom φοβερός, “fearful, dreadful”	terribilis	φοβερὰ: dreadful, from φοβερός, akin to φόβος, fear. Latin: terribilis.
δέall forms, “but, and”	autemall forms	δέ, autem: but.
τιςall forms, “someone, a certain”	quaedamfrom quīdam	τις: a certain. Latin: quaedam.
ἐκδοχὴfrom ἐκδοχή, “expectation”	exspectātiō	ἐκδοχὴ: expectation. Latin: exspectātiō.
κρίσεωςfrom κρίσις, “judgment”	jūdiciīfrom jūdicium	κρίσεως: of judgment, from κρίσις, whence crisis. Latin: jūdiciī, from jūdicium.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καὶ, et.
πυρὸςfrom πῦρ, “fire”	ignisall forms	πυρὸς: of fire, from πῦρ. Latin: ignis, genitive here, though it looks nominative.
ζῆλος“zeal, jealousy”	aemulātiō	ζῆλος: zeal. Latin: aemulātiō, rivalry, zeal.
ἐσθίειν μέλλοντοςfrom μέλλω, “to be about to”	quae cōnsūmptūra estfrom cōnsūmō	ἐσθίειν μέλλοντος: about to devour. μέλλοντος, from μέλλω, to be about to, takes the infinitive ἐσθίειν, to eat. Latin: quae cōnsūmptūra est, which is going to consume, a future participle. Its quae is feminine, so it points to zeal.
τοὺς ὑπεναντίουςfrom ὑπεναντίος, “opposed, opponent”	adversāriōsfrom adversārius	τοὺς ὑπεναντίους: the opponents. Latin: adversāriōs.

New core words

Greek

ἀλήθεια truth κρίσις judgment πῦρ fire

Latin

post after, behind; (adv.) afterward vēritās truth jūdicium judgment, trial; justice ignis fire

Greek core words met330 / 345 Latin core words met331 / 345

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