For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
For the word of God is quicke and powerfull, and ſharper then any two edged ſword, pearcing euen to the diuiding aſunder of ſoule and ſpirit, and of the ioynts and marrowe, and is a diſcerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
ζῶν γὰρ ὁ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἐνεργής, καὶ τομώτερος ὑπὲρ πᾶσαν μάχαιραν δίστομον, καὶ διϊκνούμενος ἄχρι μερισμοῦ ψυχῆς τὲ καὶ πνεύματος, ἁρμῶν τε καὶ μυελῶν, καὶ κριτικὸς ἐνθυμήσεων καὶ ἐννοιῶν καρδίας.
ζῶν γὰρ ὁ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἐνεργὴς, καὶ τομώτερος ὑπὲρ πᾶσαν μάχαιραν δίστομον, καὶ διϊκνούμενος ἄχρι μερισμοῦ ψυχῆς τε καὶ πνεύματος, ἁρμῶν τε καὶ μυελῶν, καὶ κριτικὸς ἐνθυμήσεων καὶ ἐννοιῶν καρδίας·
ἁρμός , masculine noun, harmos — a joining, joint (value 411)
G719,
ἁρμός harmós, har-mos'; from the same as G716; an articulation (of the body):—joint.Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1 Occurrence Count
ἄχρι , preposition/conjunction, achri — until, as far as (value 711)
G891,
ἄχρι áchri, akh'-ree; akin to G206 (through the idea of a terminus); (of time) until or (of place) up to:—as far as, for, in(-to), till, (even, un-)to, until, while. Compare G3360.Used in 49 Verses, 10 Books 49 Occurrence Count
γάρ , conjunction, gar — for, indeed (a conjunction used to express cause, explanation, inference or continuation) (value 104)
G1063,
γάρ gár, gar; a primary particle; properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles):—and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.Used in 1016 Verses, 27 Books 1067 Occurrence Count
διϊκνέομαι , verb, diikneomai — to go through, penetrate (value 220)
G1338,
διϊκνέομαι diïknéomai, dee-ik-neh'-om-ahee; from G1223 and the base of G2425; to reach through, i.e. penetrate:—pierce.to go through, penetrate, pierce
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1 Occurrence Count
δίστομος , adjective, distomos — double-mouthed, two-edged (value 894)
G1366,
δίστομος dístomos, dis'-tom-os; from G1364 and G4750; double-edged:—with two edges, two-edged.having a double mouth as a river
used of the edge of the sword and of other weapons, so has the meaning of two-edged
Used in 3 Verses, 2 Books 3 Occurrence Count
ἐνεργής , adjective, energēs — at work, active (value 371)
G1756,
ἐνεργής energḗs, en-er-gace'; from G1722 and G2041; active, operative:—effectual, powerful.Used in 3 Verses, 3 Books 3 Occurrence Count
ἐνθύμησις , feminine noun, enthymēsis — deliberation, pondering, pl. thoughts (value 922)
G1761,
ἐνθύμησις enthýmēsis, en-thoo'-may-sis; from G1760; deliberation:—device, thought.a thinking, consideration
thoughts
Used in 4 Verses, 3 Books 4 Occurrence Count
ἔννοια , feminine noun, ennoia — thinking, thoughtfulness, moral understanding (value 186)
G1771,
ἔννοια énnoia, en'-noy-ah; from a compound of G1722 and G3563; thoughtfulness, i.e. moral understanding:—intent, mind.the act of thinking, consideration, meditation
a thought, notion, conception
mind, understanding, will, manner of feeling, and thinking
Used in 2 Verses, 2 Books 2 Occurrence Count
ζάω , verb, zaō — to live (value 808)
G2198,
ζάω záō, dzah'-o; a primary verb; to live (literally or figuratively):—life(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick.to live, breathe, be among the living (not lifeless, not dead)
to enjoy real life
to have true life and worthy of the name
active, blessed, endless in the kingdom of God
to live i.e. pass life, in the manner of the living and acting
of mortals or character
living water, having vital power in itself and exerting the same upon the soul
metaph. to be in full vigour
to be fresh, strong, efficient,
as adj. active, powerful, efficacious
Used in 127 Verses, 20 Books 141 Occurrence Count
θεός , masculine noun, theos — God, a god (value 284)
G2316,
θεός theós, theh'-os; of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:—X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities
the Godhead, trinity
God the Father, the first person in the trinity
Christ, the second person of the trinity
Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity
spoken of the only and true God
refers to the things of God
his counsels, interests, things due to him
whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way
God's representative or viceregent
of magistrates and judges
Used in 1173 Verses, 27 Books 1341 Occurrence Count
καί , conjunction, kai — and, even, also (value 31)
G2532,
καί kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.and, also, even, indeed, but
Used in 5227 Verses, 27 Books 9277 Occurrence Count
καρδία , feminine noun, kardia — heart (value 136)
G2588,
καρδία kardía, kar-dee'-ah; prolonged from a primary κάρ kár (Latin cor, "heart"); the heart, i.e. (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle:—(+ broken-)heart(-ed).the heart
that organ in the animal body which is the centre of the circulation of the blood, and hence was regarded as the seat of physical life
denotes the centre of all physical and spiritual life
the vigour and sense of physical life
the centre and seat of spiritual life
the soul or mind, as it is the fountain and seat of the thoughts, passions, desires, appetites, affections, purposes, endeavours
of the understanding, the faculty and seat of the intelligence
of the will and character
of the soul so far as it is affected and stirred in a bad way or good, or of the soul as the seat of the sensibilities, affections, emotions, desires, appetites, passions
of the middle or central or inmost part of anything, even though inanimate
Used in 152 Verses, 22 Books 160 Occurrence Count
κριτικός , adjective, kritikos — critical (value 730)
G2924,
κριτικός kritikós, krit-ee-kos'; from G2923; decisive ("critical"), i.e. discriminative:—discerner.relating to judging, fit for judging, skilled in judging
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1 Occurrence Count
λόγος , masculine noun, logos — a word (as embodying an idea), a statement, a speech (value 373)
G3056,
λόγος lógos, log'-os; from G3004; something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ):—account, cause, communication, × concerning, doctrine, fame, × have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, × speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.of speech
a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea
what someone has said
a word
the sayings of God
decree, mandate or order
of the moral precepts given by God
Old Testament prophecy given by the prophets
what is declared, a thought, declaration, aphorism, a weighty saying, a dictum, a maxim
discourse
the act of speaking, speech
the faculty of speech, skill and practice in speaking
a kind or style of speaking
a continuous speaking discourse - instruction
doctrine, teaching
anything reported in speech; a narration, narrative
matter under discussion, thing spoken of, affair, a matter in dispute, case, suit at law
the thing spoken of or talked about; event, deed
its use as respect to the MIND alone
reason, the mental faculty of thinking, meditating, reasoning, calculating
account, i.e. regard, consideration
account, i.e. reckoning, score
account, i.e. answer or explanation in reference to judgment
relation, i.e. with whom as judge we stand in relation
reason would
reason, cause, ground
In John, denotes the essential Word of God, Jesus Christ, the personal wisdom and power in union with God, his minister in creation and government of the universe, the cause of all the world's life both physical and ethical, which for the procurement of man's salvation put on human nature in the person of Jesus the Messiah, the second person in the Godhead, and shone forth conspicuously from His words and deeds.
Note: A Greek philosopher named Heraclitus first used the term Logos around 600 B.C. to designate the divine reason or plan which coordinates a changing universe.
Used in 316 Verses, 24 Books 330 Occurrence Count
μάχαιρα , feminine noun, machaira — a short sword or dagger (value 753)
G3162,
μάχαιρα máchaira, makh'-ahee-rah; probably feminine of a presumed derivative of G3163; a knife, i.e. dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment:—sword.a large knife, used for killing animals and cutting up flesh
a small sword, as distinguished from a large sword
curved sword, for a cutting stroke
a straight sword, for thrusting
Used in 26 Verses, 9 Books 29 Occurrence Count
μερισμός , masculine noun, merismos — a dividing, distribution (value 665)
G3311,
μερισμός merismós, mer-is-mos'; from G3307; a separation or distribution:—dividing asunder, gift.a division, partition
distribution (of various kinds)
a separation
so far as to cleave asunder or separate
Used in 2 Verses, 1 Book 2 Occurrence Count
μυελός , masculine noun, myelos — marrow (value 745)
G3452,
μυελός myelós, moo-el-os'; perhaps a primary word; the marrow:—marrow.Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1 Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257 Occurrence Count
πᾶς , adjective, pas — all, every (value 281)
G3956,
πᾶς pâs, pas; including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole:—all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), × daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.individually
each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything
collectively
some of all types
Used in 1081 Verses, 27 Books 1248 Occurrence Count
πνεῦμα , neuter noun, pneuma — wind, spirit (value 576)
G4151,
πνεῦμα pneûma, pnyoo'-mah; from G4154; a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit:—ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare G5590.the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son
sometimes referred to in a way which emphasises his personality and character (the "Holy" Spirit)
sometimes referred to in a way which emphasises his work and power (the Spirit of "Truth")
never referred to as a depersonalised force
the spirit, i.e. the vital principal by which the body is animated
the rational spirit, the power by which the human being feels, thinks, decides
the soul
a spirit, i.e. a simple essence, devoid of all or at least all grosser matter, and possessed of the power of knowing, desiring, deciding, and acting
a life giving spirit
a human soul that has left the body
a spirit higher than man but lower than God, i.e. an angel
used of demons, or evil spirits, who were conceived as inhabiting the bodies of men
the spiritual nature of Christ, higher than the highest angels and equal to God, the divine nature of Christ
the disposition or influence which fills and governs the soul of any one
the efficient source of any power, affection, emotion, desire, etc.
a movement of air (a gentle blast)
of the wind, hence the wind itself
breath of nostrils or mouth
Used in 350 Verses, 25 Books 383 Occurrence Count
τέ , particle, te — and (denotes addition or connection) (value 305)
G5037,
τέ té, teh; a primary particle (enclitic) of connection or addition; both or also (properly, as correlation of G2532):—also, and, both, even, then, whether. Often used in composition, usually as the latter participle.not only... but also
both... and
as... so
Used in 193 Verses, 14 Books 212 Occurrence Count
τομώτερος , adjective, tomos — sharp (value 1885)
G5114,
τομώτερος tomṓteros, tom-o'-ter-os; comparative of a derivative of the primary τέμνω témnō (to cut; more comprehensive or decisive than G2875, as if by a single stroke; whereas that implies repeated blows, like hacking); more keen:—sharper.Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1 Occurrence Count
ὑπέρ , preposition, hyper — over, beyond, on behalf of, for the sake of, concerning (value 585)
G5228,
†ὑπέρ hupĕr, hoop-er'; a primary preposition; "over", i.e. (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than:—(+ exceeding, abundantly) above, in (on) behalf of, beyond, by, + very chiefest, concerning, exceeding (above, -ly), for, + very highly, more (than), of, over, on the part of, for sake of, in stead, than, to(-ward), very.in behalf of, for the sake of
over, beyond, more than
more, beyond, over
Used in 144 Verses, 22 Books 160 Occurrence Count
ψυχή , feminine noun, psychē — breath, the soul (value 1708)
G5590,
ψυχή psychḗ, psoo-khay'; from G5594; breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from G4151, which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from G2222, which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew H5315, H7307 and H2416):—heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.breath
the breath of life
the vital force which animates the body and shows itself in breathing
of animals
of men
life
that in which there is life
a living being, a living soul
the soul
the seat of the feelings, desires, affections, aversions (our heart, soul etc.)
the (human) soul in so far as it is constituted that by the right use of the aids offered it by God it can attain its highest end and secure eternal blessedness, the soul regarded as a moral being designed for everlasting life
the soul as an essence which differs from the body and is not dissolved by death (distinguished from other parts of the body)
Used in 95 Verses, 19 Books 105 Occurrence Count
| Hebrews 4:12Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 19748) |
| ζῶν γὰρ ὁ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἐνεργής, καὶ τομώτερος ὑπὲρ πᾶσαν μάχαιραν δίστομον, καὶ διϊκνούμενος ἄχρι μερισμοῦ ψυχῆς τὲ καὶ πνεύματος, ἁρμῶν τε καὶ μυελῶν, καὶ κριτικὸς ἐνθυμήσεων καὶ ἐννοιῶν καρδίας. |
| Verse #30027 (Ch. #1137) — 32 words, 166 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| For |
G1063gar |
γάρ |
104 |
| the word |
G3056logos |
λόγος |
373 |
| of God |
G2316theos |
θεός |
284 |
| is quick, |
G2198zaō |
ζάω |
808 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| powerful, |
G1756energēs |
ἐνεργής |
371 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| sharper |
G5114tomos |
τομώτερος |
1885 |
| than |
G5228hyper |
ὑπέρ |
585 |
| any |
G3956pas |
πᾶς |
281 |
| twoedged |
G1366distomos |
δίστομος |
894 |
| sword, |
G3162machaira |
μάχαιρα |
753 |
| piercing |
G1338diikneomai |
διϊκνέομαι |
220 |
| even |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| to |
G891achri |
ἄχρι |
711 |
| the dividing asunder |
G3311merismos |
μερισμός |
665 |
| of soul |
G5590psychē |
ψυχή |
1708 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| spirit, |
G4151pneuma |
πνεῦμα |
576 |
| and |
G5037te |
τέ |
305 |
| of the joints |
G719harmos |
ἁρμός |
411 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| marrow, |
G3452myelos |
μυελός |
745 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| is a discerner |
G2924kritikos |
κριτικός |
730 |
| of the thoughts |
G1761enthymēsis |
ἐνθύμησις |
922 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| intents |
G1771ennoia |
ἔννοια |
186 |
| of the heart. |
G2588kardia |
καρδία |
136 |
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