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wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. <a href="/nlt/hebrews/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind. <a href="/esv/hebrews/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, <a href="/bsb/hebrews/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath. <a href="/blb/hebrews/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> in which God, desiring to show more abundantly the unchangeableness of His purpose to the heirs of the promise, guaranteed it by an oath, <a href="/kjv/hebrews/6.htm">King James Bible</a> Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: <a href="/nkjv/hebrews/6.htm">New King James Version</a> Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath, <a href="/nasb_/hebrews/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> In the same way God, desiring even more to demonstrate to the heirs of the promise the fact that His purpose is unchangeable, confirmed it with an oath, <a href="/nasb/hebrews/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> In the same way God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose, interposed with an oath, <a href="/nasb77/hebrews/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> In the same way God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose, interposed with an oath, <a href="/lsb/hebrews/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> In the same way God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose, guaranteed it with an oath, <a href="/amp/hebrews/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> In the same way God, in His desire to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable nature of His purpose, intervened and guaranteed it with an oath, <a href="/csb/hebrews/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Because God wanted to show his unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, he guaranteed it with an oath, <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Because God wanted to show His unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath, <a href="/asv/hebrews/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> Wherein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath; <a href="/cev/hebrews/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> So when God wanted to prove for certain his promise to his people could not be broken, he made a vow. <a href="/erv/hebrews/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> Wherein God, being minded to shew more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath: <a href="/gwt/hebrews/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> God wouldn't change his plan. He wanted to make this perfectly clear to those who would receive his promise, so he took an oath. <a href="/gnt/hebrews/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> To those who were to receive what he promised, God wanted to make it very clear that he would never change his purpose; so he added his vow to the promise. <a href="/isv/hebrews/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> In the same way, when God wanted to make the unchangeable character of his purpose perfectly clear to the heirs of his promise, he guaranteed it with an oath, <a href="/msb/hebrews/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath. <a href="/net/hebrews/6.htm">NET Bible</a> In the same way God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, and so he intervened with an oath, <a href="/nheb/hebrews/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath; <a href="/wbt/hebrews/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show to the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: <a href="/wey/hebrews/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> In the same way, since it was God's desire to display more convincingly to the heirs of the promise how unchangeable His purpose was, <a href="/web/hebrews/6.htm">World English Bible</a> In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> in which God, more abundantly willing to show to the heirs of the promise the immutability of His counsel, interposed by an oath, <a href="/blb/hebrews/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> in which God, desiring to show more abundantly the unchangeableness of His purpose to the heirs of the promise, guaranteed it by an oath, <a href="/ylt/hebrews/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> in which God, more abundantly willing to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, did interpose by an oath, <a href="/slt/hebrews/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> In which God, willing more abundantly to show to the heirs of the promise the firmness of his counsel, he intervened by an oath:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Wherein God, meaning more abundantly to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed an oath: <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> In this matter, God, wanting to reveal more thoroughly the immutability of his counsel to the heirs of the promise, interposed an oath, <a href="/nabre/hebrews/6.htm">New American Bible</a> So when God wanted to give the heirs of his promise an even clearer demonstration of the immutability of his purpose, he intervened with an oath, <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> In the same way, when God desired to show even more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it by an oath,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore, because God wanted more abundantly to show to the heirs of promise that his agreement was unchangeable, he sealed it by an oath. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Because of this, God was all the more willing to show the heirs of The Promise that his Promise would not change, and he bound it with an oath,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Wherefore, God, being more abundantly willing to show to the heirs of his promise the immutability of his purpose, inter posed an oath, <a href="/godbey/hebrews/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> but God, in this wishing more abundantly to show forth to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: <a href="/haweis/hebrews/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And thus God, designing more abundantly to demonstrate to the heirs of promise the immutability of his will, pledged himself by oath, <a href="/mace/hebrews/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> wherefore God was willing to give the heirs of promise a stronger proof of the immutability of his counsel, by the intervention of an oath: <a href="/wey/hebrews/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> In the same way, since it was God's desire to display more convincingly to the heirs of the promise how unchangeable His purpose was, <a href="/worrell/hebrews/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> wherein God, more abundantly willing to show to the heirs of the promise the immutability of His counsel, interposed with an oath; <a href="/worsley/hebrews/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Wherefore God being willing more abundantly to manifest unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it with an oath: <a href="/parallel/hebrews/6-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=929" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hebrews/6.htm">God's Unchangeable Promise</a> …16Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument. 17<a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hō (RelPro-DNS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">So when</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/1014.htm" title="1014: boulomenos (V-PPM/P-NMS) -- To will, intend, desire, wish. Middle voice of a primary verb; to will, i.e. be willing.">wanted</a> <a href="/greek/1925.htm" title="1925: epideixai (V-ANA) -- To show, display, point out, indicate; I prove, demonstrate. From epi and deiknuo; to exhibit.">to make</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/276.htm" title="276: ametatheton (Adj-ANS) -- Unchanged, unchangeable. Unchangeable, or unchangeability.">unchanging nature</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/1012.htm" title="1012: boulēs (N-GFS) -- Counsel, deliberate wisdom, decree. From boulomai; volition, i.e. advice, or purpose.">purpose</a> <a href="/greek/4053.htm" title="4053: perissoteron (Adj-ANS-C) -- From peri; superabundant or superior; by implication, excessive; adverbially violently; neuter preeminence.">very clear</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to the</a> <a href="/greek/2818.htm" title="2818: klēronomois (N-DMP) -- From kleros and the base of nomos (reflexively) getting by apportionment); a sharer by lot, i.e. Inheritor; by implication, a possessor.">heirs</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/1860.htm" title="1860: epangelias (N-GFS) -- A promise. From epaggello; an announcement.">promise,</a> <a href="/greek/3315.htm" title="3315: emesiteusen (V-AIA-3S) -- To mediate, interpose, give bail. From mesites; to interpose, i.e to ratify.">He guaranteed it</a> <a href="/greek/3727.htm" title="3727: horkō (N-DMS) -- An oath. From herkos; a limit, i.e. restraint.">with an oath.</a> 18Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16-18</a> saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, / I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. / And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” <a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a> God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill? <a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">Isaiah 14:24</a> The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand. <a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10-11</a> I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’ / I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it. <a href="/psalms/110-4.htm">Psalm 110:4</a> The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” <a href="/malachi/3-6.htm">Malachi 3:6</a> “Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed. <a href="/romans/4-16.htm">Romans 4:16-18</a> Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. / As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist. / Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” <a href="/romans/11-29.htm">Romans 11:29</a> For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable. <a href="/galatians/3-15.htm">Galatians 3:15-18</a> Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended. / The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ. / What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise. ... <a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a> In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will, <a href="/titus/1-2.htm">Titus 1:2</a> in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began. <a href="/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a> Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow. <a href="/1_samuel/15-29.htm">1 Samuel 15:29</a> Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.” <a href="/psalms/33-11.htm">Psalm 33:11</a> The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations. <a href="/psalms/89-34.htm">Psalm 89:34</a> I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show to the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:more.<a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Psalm 36:8</a> They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.<a href="/songs/5-1.htm">Song of Solomon 5:1</a> I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.<a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a> Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.the heirs.<a href="/hebrews/6-12.htm">Hebrews 6:12</a> That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.<a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Hebrews 11:7,9</a> By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith… <a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a> And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.the immutability.<a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Hebrews 6:18</a> 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:<a href="/job/23-13.htm">Job 23:13,14</a> But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth… <a href="/psalms/33-11.htm">Psalm 33:11</a> The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.confirmed it.<a href="/hebrews/6-16.htm">Hebrews 6:16</a> For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.<a href="/genesis/26-28.htm">Genesis 26:28</a> And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;<a href="/exodus/22-11.htm">Exodus 22:11</a> Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; 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The Greek word for "wanted" (βουλόμενος) implies a deliberate and intentional desire. It reflects God's sovereign will and purpose, emphasizing that His actions are not arbitrary but are rooted in His divine plan. Historically, this underscores the consistent nature of God's dealings with humanity, as seen throughout the Old Testament, where God's will is revealed progressively to His people.to make the unchanging nature of His purpose The "unchanging nature" (ἀμετάθετον) highlights God's immutability. In a world where change is constant, God's purposes remain steadfast. This is a comforting assurance for believers, as it reflects the eternal consistency of God's character and promises. Theologically, this aligns with the doctrine of divine immutability, which asserts that God's nature and will do not change over time.very clear The phrase "very clear" (περισσότερον) suggests an emphasis on clarity and certainty. God desires His intentions to be unmistakably understood by His people. This reflects the transparency of God's communication, as seen in the covenants of the Old Testament, where God repeatedly clarifies His promises to His chosen people.to the heirs of the promise "Heirs of the promise" refers to those who are recipients of God's covenantal promises. In the context of Hebrews, this includes both Jewish and Gentile believers who are grafted into the promises made to Abraham. The concept of "heirs" (κληρονόμοις) is rich with legal and familial connotations, indicating a rightful and assured inheritance. This ties back to the Abrahamic covenant, where God promised blessings to Abraham's descendants.He guaranteed it with an oath The use of an "oath" (ὅρκῳ) signifies the seriousness and solemnity of God's promise. In ancient times, oaths were binding and served as a guarantee of one's word. By swearing an oath, God condescends to human customs to provide assurance to His people. This act is reminiscent of God's covenant with Abraham in <a href="/genesis/22.htm">Genesis 22</a>, where He swears by Himself, as there is no higher authority. This underscores the reliability and trustworthiness of God's promises, providing believers with a firm foundation for their faith.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) Wherein.--Since this is the case.Of promise.--Rather, of the promise. The promise made to Abraham was substantially and really (see <a href="/hebrews/6-13.htm" title="For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,">Hebrews 6:13</a>) that which embraced all Messianic hope; of this promise not Abraham's sons only, but all "they which are of faith" (<a href="/galatians/3-7.htm" title="Know you therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.">Galatians 3:7</a>; <a href="/galatians/3-29.htm" title="And if you be Christ's, then are you Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.">Galatians 3:29</a>), Abraham's spiritual seed, are the heirs. In an Epistle so distinctly Pauline there can be no doubt as to this interpretation.Confirmed it by an oath.--Literally, mediated with an oath. When a man confirms a promise or declaration to another by solemn appeal to God, between the two God is Mediator. Condescending to man's weakness, that the certainty may be "more abundant," God. thus confirms His word, at once the Promiser and the Mediator: God the Promiser (if we may so speak) makes appeal to God the Hearer and Witness of the oath. We cannot doubt, as we read this whole passage, that there is a special reason for the emphasis thus laid on God's oath to Abraham. The writer dwells on this confirmation of the divine word of promise, not merely because it is the first recorded in sacred history, but because he has in thought the declaration of <a href="/psalms/110-4.htm" title="The LORD has sworn, and will not repent, You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.">Psalm 110:4</a>. To this as yet he makes no reference; though he has quoted from the verse repeatedly, it has been without mention of the divine oath: but throughout the section before us he is preparing the way for his later argument in <a href="/hebrews/7-21.htm" title="(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said to him, The Lord swore and will not repent, You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)">Hebrews 7:21</a>. . . . <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/6-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>So when ᾧ (hō) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. wanted βουλόμενος (boulomenos) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1014.htm">Strong's 1014: </a> To will, intend, desire, wish. Middle voice of a primary verb; to 'will, ' i.e. be willing. to make ἐπιδεῖξαι (epideixai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_1925.htm">Strong's 1925: </a> To show, display, point out, indicate; I prove, demonstrate. From epi and deiknuo; to exhibit. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. unchanging nature ἀμετάθετον (ametatheton) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_276.htm">Strong's 276: </a> Unchanged, unchangeable. Unchangeable, or unchangeability. of τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. purpose βουλῆς (boulēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1012.htm">Strong's 1012: </a> Counsel, deliberate wisdom, decree. From boulomai; volition, i.e. advice, or purpose. very clear περισσότερον (perissoteron) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative <a href="/greek/strongs_4053.htm">Strong's 4053: </a> From peri; superabundant or superior; by implication, excessive; adverbially violently; neuter preeminence. to the τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. heirs κληρονόμοις (klēronomois) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2818.htm">Strong's 2818: </a> From kleros and the base of nomos (reflexively) getting by apportionment); a sharer by lot, i.e. Inheritor; by implication, a possessor. of the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. promise, ἐπαγγελίας (epangelias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1860.htm">Strong's 1860: </a> A promise. From epaggello; an announcement. He guaranteed [it] ἐμεσίτευσεν (emesiteusen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3315.htm">Strong's 3315: </a> To mediate, interpose, give bail. From mesites; to interpose, i.e to ratify. with an oath. ὅρκῳ (horkō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3727.htm">Strong's 3727: </a> An oath. 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