Hebrews 4:12
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Berean Study Bible
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Young's Literal Translation
for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;

King James Bible
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.

Greek
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

word
λόγος (logos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.

of God
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

[is] living
Ζῶν (Zōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2198: To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

active.
ἐνεργὴς (energēs)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1756: Effective, productive of due result, at work. From en and ergon; active, operative.

Sharper
τομώτερος (tomōteros)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative
Strong's 5114: Sharper, keener. Comparative of a derivative of the primary temno; more keen.

than
ὑπὲρ (hyper)
Preposition
Strong's 5228: Gen: in behalf of; acc: above.

any
πᾶσαν (pasan)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

double-edged
δίστομον (distomon)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1366: (lit: twain-mouthed; hence: of a sword, as a drinker of blood), two-edged. From dis and stoma; double-edged.

sword,
μάχαιραν (machairan)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3162: A sword. Probably feminine of a presumed derivative of mache; a knife, i.e. Dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment.

it pierces
διϊκνούμενος (diiknoumenos)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1338: To pass through (to), come through (to), pierce. From dia and the base of hikanos; to reach through, i.e. Penetrate.

even
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

to
ἄχρι (achri)
Preposition
Strong's 891: As far as, up to, until, during. Or achris akh'-rece; akin to akron; until or up to.

dividing
μερισμοῦ (merismou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3311: From merizo; a separation or distribution.

soul
ψυχῆς (psychēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 5590: From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

spirit,
πνεύματος (pneumatos)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit.

joints
ἁρμῶν (harmōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 719: A joint of the body. From the same as harma; an articulation.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

marrow.
μυελῶν (myelōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3452: Marrow. Perhaps a primary word; the marrow.

It judges
κριτικὸς (kritikos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2924: Critical, able to judge or discern. From krites; decisive, i.e. Discriminative.

[the] thoughts
ἐνθυμήσεων (enthymēseōn)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's 1761: Inward thought, reflection, plur: thoughts. From enthumeomai; deliberation.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

intentions
ἐννοιῶν (ennoiōn)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's 1771: From a compound of en and nous; thoughtfulness, i.e. Moral understanding.

of [the] heart.
καρδίας (kardias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 2588: Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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