Hebrews 13:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Remember them that had the rule over you, men that spake unto you the word of God; and considering the issue of their life, imitate their faith.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Μνημονεύετε τῶν ἡγουμένων ὑμῶν, οἵτινες ἐλάλησαν ὑμῖν τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ: ὧν ἀναθεωροῦντες τὴν ἔκβασιν τῆς ἀναστροφῆς. Μιμεῖσθε τὴν πίστιν,

Transliteration

Mnēmoneuete the hēgoumenōn of you, hoitines elalēsan to you the logon of the Theou: of whom anatheōrountes the ekbasin of the anastrophēs. Mimeisthe the pistin,

Grammar Details

• *mnēmoneuete*: imperative, present, active, 2nd person, plural - remember/be mindful of
• *hēgoumenōn*: present, middle/passive, participle, genitive, masculine, plural - leaders/ruling ones
• *hoitines*: relative pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - who/whoever
• *elalēsan*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person, plural - spoke
• *logon*: accusative, masculine, singular - word/message
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
• *anatheōrountes*: present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - closely observing/considering
• *ekbasin*: accusative, feminine, singular - outcome/result/end
• *anastrophēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - conduct/manner of life
• *mimeisthe*: imperative, present, middle/passive, 2nd person, plural - imitate
• *pistin*: accusative, feminine, singular - faith/belief/trust

Word Meanings

• *mnēmoneuete*: remember/be mindful of/call to mind
• *hēgoumenōn*: leaders/rulers/those who lead/guides
• *elalēsan*: spoke/said/uttered
• *logon*: word/message/account/teaching
• *anatheōrountes*: closely observing/considering/examining carefully
• *ekbasin*: outcome/result/end/conclusion/exit
• *anastrophēs*: conduct/manner of life/behavior/way of living
• *mimeisthe*: imitate/follow the example of/copy

Referenced Verses

• Heb 6:12 : 12 that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
• Heb 13:17 : 17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit [to them]: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this [were] unprofitable for you.
• Heb 13:24 : 24 Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.
• Acts 14:23 : 23 And when they had appointed for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.
• Song 1:8 : 8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.
• Matt 24:45 : 45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
• 1 Tim 3:5 : 5 (but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
• 2 Thess 3:9 : 9 not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you, that ye should imitate us.
• Luke 8:11 : 11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
• Rom 10:17 : 17 So belief [cometh] of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
• 1 Cor 4:16 : 16 I beseech you therefore, be ye imitators of me.
• 1 Cor 10:13 : 13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.
• Rev 1:9 : 9 I John, {G2532} your brother and partaker with you in the tribulation and {G1722} kingdom and patience [which are] in {G5547} Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and {G1223} the testimony of {G5547} Jesus.
• Rev 6:9 : 9 And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of them that had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
• Rev 20:4 : 4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and [I saw] the souls of them that had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as worshipped not the beast, neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
• Phil 3:17 : 17 Brethren, be ye imitators together of me, and mark them that so walk even as ye have us for an ensample.
• 1 Thess 1:6 : 6 And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit;
• 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, [even the word] of God, ye accepted [it] not [as] the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.
• 1 Thess 5:12-13 : 12 But we beseech you, brethren, to know them that labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; 13 and to esteem them exceeding highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
• 2 Thess 3:7 : 7 For yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
• 1 Cor 11:1 : 1 Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.
• Luke 12:42 : 42 And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?
• Acts 4:31 : 31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken wherein {G1722} they were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
• Acts 7:55-60 : 55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, 56 and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God. 57 But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord; 58 and they cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon [the Lord], and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. 60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
• Acts 13:46 : 46 And Paul and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. {G1161} Seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy {G3756} of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.