Hebrews 11:18

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Meaning

* To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About

Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament.

πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s…
ὃν ἐλαλήθη ὅτι ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

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Preposition meaning “in”.
Ἰσαὰκ κληθήσεταί σοι σπέρμα,
ESV
of whom it was said, “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.”
NIV
even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”
NLT
even though God had told him, “Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted.”
KJV
Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:

Hebrews 11:17 ← Hebrews 11:18 → Hebrews 11:19

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