{
"verseID": "Hebrews.13.17",
"source": "Πείθεσθε τοῖς ἡγουμένοις ὑμῶν, καὶ ὑπείκετε: αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἀγρυπνοῦσιν ὑπὲρ τῶν ψυχῶν ὑμῶν, ὡς λόγον ἀποδώσοντες, ἵνα μετὰ χαρᾶς τοῦτο ποιῶσιν, καὶ μὴ στενάζοντες: ἀλυσιτελὲς γὰρ ὑμῖν τοῦτο.",
"text": "*Peithesthe* the *hēgoumenois* of you, *kai* *hypeikete*: *autoi gar agrypnousin* over the *psychōn* of you, *hōs* *logon* *apodōsontes*, in order that with *charas* this they *poiōsin*, *kai mē* *stenazontes*: *alysiteles gar* to you this.",
"grammar": {
"*peithesthe*": "imperative, present, middle/passive, 2nd person, plural - obey/be persuaded by",
"*hēgoumenois*": "present, middle/passive, participle, dative, masculine, plural - leaders/rulers",
"*kai*": "conjunction - and",
"*hypeikete*": "imperative, present, active, 2nd person, plural - submit/yield to",
"*autoi*": "intensive pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - they themselves",
"*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because",
"*agrypnousin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person, plural - they keep watch/stay awake",
"*psychōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - souls",
"*hōs*": "comparative particle - as",
"*logon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - account",
"*apodōsontes*": "future, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - about to give/render",
"*charas*": "genitive, feminine, singular - joy",
"*poiōsin*": "present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person, plural - they may do",
"*mē*": "negative particle - not",
"*stenazontes*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - groaning/sighing",
"*alysiteles*": "nominative, neuter, singular, adjective - unprofitable",
"*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because"
},
"variants": {
"*peithesthe*": "obey/be persuaded by/trust/comply with",
"*hēgoumenois*": "leaders/rulers/guides",
"*hypeikete*": "submit/yield to/give way to",
"*agrypnousin*": "keep watch/stay awake/are vigilant/alert",
"*psychōn*": "souls/lives",
"*logon*": "account/word/report",
"*apodōsontes*": "about to give/render/return/pay back",
"*stenazontes*": "groaning/sighing/lamenting",
"*alysiteles*": "unprofitable/disadvantageous/harmful"
}
}