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Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. (KJV)
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ΔιὰDiaBecause of
Lemma: διά (dia) · Strong's: G1223
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: through/because of — διά (before a vowel δ᾽, exc. Rom.8:10, 2Co.5:7, and in (Proper name)s; Tdf., Pr., 94), ; prep. with genitive, accusative, as in cl.; 1. with genitive, through; (i) of Place, after verbs of motion or action: Mat.2:12…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 686 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1223; TFLSJ G1223; TAGNT Hebrews 2:1 word 1
τοῦτοtoutothis
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (D-ASN)
Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT Hebrews 2:1 word 2
δεῖdeiit behooves
Lemma: δεῖ (dei) · Strong's: G1163
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: be necessary — δεῖ impersonal (δέω), ; [in LXX chiefly for infin. with לְ ; ] ; one must, it is necessary: with inf., Mat.26:54, Mrk.13:7, Act.5:29, al.; with accusative and inf., Mat.16:21, Mrk.8:31, Jhn.3:7, Act.25:10, al.; with…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 106 times. Also: Matthew 16:21, Matthew 17:10, Matthew 18:33, Matthew 23:23, Matthew 24:6, Matthew 25:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1163; TFLSJ G1163; TAGNT Hebrews 2:1 word 3
περισσοτέρωςperissoterōsmore abundantly
Lemma: περισσοτέρως (perissoterōs) · Strong's: G4056
Parsing: Adverb · Comparative (ADV-C)
Meaning: more excessively — to a greater degree; especially, frequently, extremely more, more abundantly, more earnestly, more vehemently, 2Cor. 7:13; exceedingly, extremely Gal. 1:14
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 12 times. Also: 2 Corinthians 1:12, 2 Corinthians 2:4, 2 Corinthians 7:13, 2 Corinthians 7:15, 2 Corinthians 11:23, 2 Corinthians 12:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4056; TFLSJ G4056; TAGNT Hebrews 2:1 word 4
προσέχεινprosecheinto give heed
Lemma: προσέχω (prosechō) · Strong's: G4337
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)
Meaning: to watch out — προσ-έχω ; [in LXX for קָשַׁב hi., שָׁמַר ni., etc. ; ] ; 1. to turn to, bring to (frequently ναῦν, expressed or understood, to bring to port, land; Hdt., al.). ; 2. τ. νοῦν, before dative, to turn one's mind to, attend…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 24 times. Also: Matthew 6:1, Matthew 7:15, Matthew 10:17, Matthew 16:6, Matthew 16:11, Matthew 16:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4337; TFLSJ G4337; TAGNT Hebrews 2:1 word 5
ἡμᾶςhēmasus
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Accusative · Plural (P-1AP)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT Hebrews 2:1 word 6
τοῖςtoisto the [things]
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Plural · Neuter (T-DPN)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Hebrews 2:1 word 7
ἀκουσθεῖσιν,akoustheisinwe have heard,
Lemma: ἀκούω (akouō) · Strong's: G0191
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Participle · Dative · Plural · Neuter (V-APP-DPN)
Meaning: to hear — ἀκούω, ; [in LXX chiefly for שׁמע ] ; to hear, listen, attend, perceive by hearing, comprehend by hearing. ; 1. Intrans.: Mrk.4:3 7:37, Jas.2:5, Rev.2:7, al.; τ. ὠσίν, Mat.13:15 (LXX); with cogn. dative, ακοῇ ἀ. (see:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 435 times. Also: Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 4:12, Matthew 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0191; TFLSJ G0191; TAGNT Hebrews 2:1 word 8
μήποτεmēpoteotherwise
Lemma: μή (mē) · Strong's: G3361
Parsing: PRT-N + G4218 (PRT-N + G4218)
Meaning: not — μή, ; subjective negative particle, ; used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1087 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3361; TFLSJ G3361; TAGNT Hebrews 2:1 word 9
παραρυῶμεν.¶pararuōmenwe may drift away.
Lemma: παραρρέω (pararreō) · Strong's: G3901
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 1st · Plural (V-2AAS-1P)
Meaning: to drift away — παρα-ρρέω ; [in LXX: Isa.44:4 (יָבַל), Pro.3:21 * ; ] ; to flow by, drift away, slip away: Heb.2:1.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3901; TFLSJ G3901; TAGNT Hebrews 2:1 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| We | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| must | → | δεῖ G1163 be necessary |
| pay closer attention | → | προσέχω G4337 to watch out |
| therefore | → | διά G1223 through/because of |
| . . . | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
| to what | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| we have heard | → | ἀκούω G0191 to hear |
| so that we do not drift away | → | παραρρέω G3901 to drift away |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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