Hebrews 12:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.

Young's Literal Translation
lest any one be a fornicator, or a profane person, as Esau, who in exchange for one morsel of food did sell his birthright,

King James Bible
Lest there [be] any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.

Greek
[See to it] that
μή (mē)
Adverb
Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

[no one is]
τις (tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

sexually immoral,
πόρνος (pornos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4205: A fornicator, man who prostitutes himself. From pernemi; a prostitute, i.e. a debauchee.

or
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

is godless
βέβηλος (bebēlos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 952: Permitted to be trodden, accessible. From the base of basis and belos; accessible, i.e. heathenish, wicked.

like
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

Esau,
Ἠσαῦ (Ēsau)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2269: Esau, elder son of Isaac the patriarch, brother of Jacob. Of Hebrew origin; Esau, an Edomite.

who
ὃς (hos)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

sold
ἀπέδετο (apedeto)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 591: From apo and didomi; to give away, i.e. Up, over, back, etc.

his
ἑαυτοῦ (heautou)
Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1438: Himself, herself, itself.

birthright
πρωτοτόκια (prōtotokia)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 4415: The birthright, the rights of the first-born. From prototokos; primogeniture.

for
ἀντὶ (anti)
Preposition
Strong's 473: A primary particle; opposite, i.e. Instead or because of.

a single
μιᾶς (mias)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.

meal.
βρώσεως (brōseōs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 1035: (a) abstr: eating, (b) food, a meal, (c) rust. From the base of bibrosko; eating; by extension food.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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