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For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
οὐouNot
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT Hebrews 2:16 word 1
γὰρgarfor
Lemma: γάρ (gar) · Strong's: G1063
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: for — γάρ, ; co-ordinating particle, contr. of γε ἄρα, ; verily then, hence, in truth, indeed, yea, then, why, and when giving a reason or explanation, for, the usage in NT being in general accord with that of cl.; 1.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1080 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1063; TFLSJ G1063; TAGNT Hebrews 2:16 word 2
δήπουdēpousurely somewhere
Lemma: δή (dē) · Strong's: G1211
Parsing: PRT + G4225 (PRT + G4225)
Meaning: so — δή ; consecutive co-ordinating particle with no exact equiv. in Eng., giving greater exactness and emphasis to the word or words to which it is attached; sometimes translatable as now therefore, then, verily, certainly.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 7 times. Also: Matthew 13:23, Luke 2:15, Acts 13:2, Acts 15:36, 1 Corinthians 6:20, Revelation 2:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1211; TFLSJ G1211; TAGNT Hebrews 2:16 word 3
ἀγγέλωνangelōn[the] angels
Lemma: ἄγγελος (angelos) · Strong's: G0032G
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (N-GPM)
Meaning: angel — ἄγγελος, -ου, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for מַלְאָךְ ; ] ; 1. a messenger, one sent: Mat.11:10, Jas.22:25.; 2. As in LXX, in the special sense of angel, a spiritual, heavenly being, attendant upon God and employed as his…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 176 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:19, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0032G; TFLSJ G0032G; TAGNT Hebrews 2:16 word 4
ἐπιλαμβάνεται,epilambanetaiHe helps,
Lemma: ἐπιλαμβάνω (epilambanō) · Strong's: G1949
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PNI-3S)
Meaning: to catch — ἐπι-λαμβάνω ; [in LXX for חָזַק hi., אָחַז, etc. ; ] ; always mid. in LXX and NT (see Cremer, 758), to lap hold of: with genitive of person(s), Mat.14:31, Act.17:19 21:30, 33; with accusative of person(s) (not cl.),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 19 times. Also: Matthew 14:31, Mark 8:23, Luke 9:47, Luke 14:4, Luke 20:20, Luke 20:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1949; TFLSJ G1949; TAGNT Hebrews 2:16 word 5
ἀλλὰallabut
Lemma: ἀλλά (alla) · Strong's: G0235
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: but — ἀλλά (ἀλλ᾽ usually bef. α and υ, often bef. ε and η, rarely bef. ο and ω, never bef. ι; Tdf., Pr., 93 f.; WH, App., 146), ; adversative particle, ; stronger than δέ; prop. neuter pl. of ἄλλος, used adverbially, with…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 642 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 5:15, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0235; TFLSJ G0235; TAGNT Hebrews 2:16 word 6
σπέρματοςspermatos[the] seed
Lemma: σπέρμα (sperma) · Strong's: G4690G
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (N-GSN)
Meaning: seed: offspring — σπέρμα, -τος, τό; (σπείρω) [in LXX chiefly for זֶרַע ; ] ; seed; (a) of plants: Mat.13:24, 27 13:37-38, 2Co.9:10; pl., Mat.13:32, Mrk.4:31, 1Co.15:33; metaphorically, of an escaping remnant (שָׂרִיד, Isa.1:9; cf.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 36 times. Also: Matthew 22:24, Matthew 22:25, Mark 4:31, Mark 12:19, Mark 12:20, Mark 12:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4690G; TFLSJ G4690G; TAGNT Hebrews 2:16 word 7
ἈβραὰμAbraamof Abraham
Lemma: Ἀβραάμ (Abraam) · Strong's: G0011
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-GSM-P)
Meaning: Abraham — Ἀβραάμ (Heb. אַבְרָהָם), ὁ, indecl. (in FlJ, Ἄβραμος, -ου; MM, VGT, see word), ; Abraham (Gen.17:5 al.): Mat.1:1, 2 al.; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 73 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 8:11, Matthew 22:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0011; TFLSJ G0011; TAGNT Hebrews 2:16 word 8
ἐπιλαμβάνεται.epilambanetaiHe helps.
Lemma: ἐπιλαμβάνω (epilambanō) · Strong's: G1949
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PNI-3S)
Meaning: to catch — ἐπι-λαμβάνω ; [in LXX for חָזַק hi., אָחַז, etc. ; ] ; always mid. in LXX and NT (see Cremer, 758), to lap hold of: with genitive of person(s), Mat.14:31, Act.17:19 21:30, 33; with accusative of person(s) (not cl.),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 19 times. Also: Matthew 14:31, Mark 8:23, Luke 9:47, Luke 14:4, Luke 20:20, Luke 20:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1949; TFLSJ G1949; TAGNT Hebrews 2:16 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | γάρ G1063 for |
| surely | → | δή G1211 so |
| . . . | → | ποῦ G4226 where? |
| [it is] not | → | οὐ G3756 no |
| [the] angels | → | ἄγγελος G0032G angel |
| He helps | → | ἐπιλαμβάνω G1949 to catch |
| but | → | ἀλλά G0235 but |
| [the] descendants | → | σπέρμα G4690G seed: offspring |
| of Abraham | → | Ἀβραάμ G0011 Abraham |
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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