16
For
men swear by
one greater than themselves, and with them an
oath given as
confirmation is an
end of
every dispute.
a~nqrwpoi N-NPM ga;r CONJ kata; PREP tou' T-GSM meivzono? A-GSM ojmnuvousin, V-PAI-3P kai; CONJ pavsh? A-GSF aujtoi'? P-DPM ajntilogiva? N-GSF pevra? N-NSN eij? PREP bebaivwsin N-ASF oJ T-NSM o&rko?: N-NSM
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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,
ejn PREP wJ'/ R-DSM perissovteron A-NSN boulovmeno? V-PNP-NSM oJ T-NSM qeo;? N-NSM ejpidei'xai toi'? T-DPM klhronovmoi? N-DPM th'? T-GSF ejpaggeliva? N-GSF to; T-ASN ajmetavqeton A-ASN th'? T-GSF boulh'? N-GSF aujtou' P-GSM ejmesivteusen V-AAI-3S o&rkw/, N-DSM