to restore
anakainizo describes restoring persons again to repentance in the setting of Hebrews 6:6.
The attested use concerns restoring persons again to repentance, though Hebrews 6:6 states that such restoration is impossible after falling away.
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Restore again to repentance · dominant
In Hebrews 6:6, the present active infinitive occurs in the statement that it is impossible to restore certain people again to repentance after they have fallen away. The APB renders the clause "it is impossible to restore them again to repentance," confirming the verse's restoration-to-repentance setting.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Hebrews 6:6, the APB presents the clause as "to restore them again to repentance." This wording confirms the clause's setting rather than isolating every contribution of the infinitive.