rwp - Hebrews:11:15-16

rwp@Hebrews:11:15 @{Had been mindful} (\emnmoneuon\)-- {would have had} (\eichon an\). Condition of second class (note \an\ in conclusion) with the imperfect (not aorist) in both condition and conclusion. Songs:it means: "If they had continued mindful, they would have kept on having (linear action in both cases in past time). {Opportunity to return} (\kairon anakampsai\). Old verb \anakampt\ to bend back, to turn back (Matthew:2:12|), here first aorist active infinitive. Continual hankering would have found a way. Cf. the Israelites in the wilderness yearning after Egypt.

rwp@Hebrews:11:16 @{They desire} (\oregontai\). Present middle indicative of \oreg\, old word for stretching out after, yearning after as in strkjv@1Timothy:3:1|. {Their God} (\theos autn\). Predicate nominative with the epexegetic infinitive \epikaleisthai\ (to be called) used with \ouk epaischunetai\ (is not ashamed).