{Through faith} (dia piste(9373)). Change thus from the
routine pistei used so far. {Subdued kingdoms} (kat(8867)(936e)isanto
basileias). First aorist middle indicative of katag(936e)izomai,
_Koin(825f) verb to struggle against, to overcome, here alone in the
N.T. Used by Josephus of David's conquests. The author has here
(verses  33,34 ), "nine terse clauses" (Moffatt) with no
connective (asyndeton) with great rhetorical and oratorical force
(sledge-hammer style). For "wrought righteousness" ((8872)gasanto
dikaiosun(886e), first aorist middle indicative of ergazomai) see
 Ac 10:35 . {Obtained promises} (epetuchon epaggeli(936e)). Second
aorist active indicative of epitugchan(935c), old verb (already in
 6:15 ) with genitive. But they did not see the fulfilment of the
Messianic promise ( 11:39f. ). {Stopped the mouths of lions}
(ephraxan stomata leont(936e)). First aorist active indicative of
phrass(935c), old verb to fence in, to block up. See  Da 6:18-23 .