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Hebrews 11:1

Ἔστιν
eimí
I exist (used only when emphatic)
δὲ
but, and, etc.
πίστις
pístis
persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself
ἐλπιζομένων
elpízō
to expect or confide
ὑπόστασις,
hypóstasis
a setting under (support), i.e. (figuratively) concretely, essence, or abstractly, assurance (objectively or subjectively)
πραγμάτων
prâgma
a deed; by implication, an affair; by extension, an object (material)
ἔλεγχος
élenchos
proof, conviction
οὐ
ou
the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not
βλεπομένων·
blépō
to look at (literally or figuratively)
Hebrews 11:1 · Greek NT (SBLGNT)
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Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the evidence of things not seen [the conviction of their reality—faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses].
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Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the evidence of things not seen [the conviction of their reality—faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses].
Hebrews 11:1
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