Hebrews 10:39
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
But we are not of those who shrink backὑποστολῆς
(upostolēs)
5289: a letting down, a shrinking backfrom hupostelló
to destruction,ἀπώλειαν
(apōleian)
684: destruction, lossfrom apollumi
but of those who have faithπίστεως
(pisteōs)
4102: faith, faithfulnessfrom peithó
to the preservingπεριποίησιν
(peripoiēsin)
4047: preservation, acquisitionfrom peripoieó
of the soul.ψυχῆς
(psuchēs)
5590: breath, the soulof uncertain origin


















KJV Lexicon
ημεις  personal pronoun - first person nominative plural
hemeis  hay-mice':  we (only used when emphatic) -- us, we (ourselves).
δε  conjunction
de  deh:  but, and, etc. -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
ουκ  particle - nominative
ou  oo:  no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but.
εσμεν  verb - present indicative - first person
esmen  es-men':  we are -- are, be, have our being, have hope, + (the gospel) was (preached unto) us.
υποστολης  noun - genitive singular feminine
hupostole  hoop-os-tol-ay':  shrinkage (timidity), i.e. (by implication) apostasy -- draw back.
εις  preposition
eis  ice:  to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
απωλειαν  noun - accusative singular feminine
apoleia  ap-o'-li-a:  ruin or loss (physical, spiritual or eternal) -- damnable(-nation), destruction, die, perdition, perish, pernicious ways, waste.
αλλα  conjunction
alla  al-lah':  other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) -- and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
πιστεως  noun - genitive singular feminine
pistis  pis'-tis:  persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself -- assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
εις  preposition
eis  ice:  to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
περιποιησιν  noun - accusative singular feminine
peripoiesis  per-ee-poy'-ay-sis:  acquisition (the act or the thing); by extension, preservation -- obtain(-ing), peculiar, purchased, possession, saving.
ψυχης  noun - genitive singular feminine
psuche  psoo-khay':  breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely -- heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul.

King James Bible
But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But we are not those who draw back and are destroyed, but those who have faith and obtain life.

International Standard Version
Now, we do not belong to those who turn back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.

NET Bible
But we are not among those who shrink back and thus perish, but are among those who have faith and preserve their souls.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But we are not of despondency which leads to destruction, but of the faith that imparts to us our soul.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
We don't belong with those who turn back and are destroyed. Instead, we belong with those who have faith and are saved.

King James 2000 Bible
But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
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