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Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ὅθενhothenTherefore
Lemma: ὅθεν (hothen) · Strong's: G3606
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: whence — ὅθεν ; adv., ; whence; (a) of direction or source: Mat.12:44, Luk.11:24, Act.14:26 28:13; = ἐκεῖθεν ὅπου, Mat.25:24, 26 (cf. Thuc., i, 89, 3); ὅ. γινώσκομεν, 1Jn.2:18; (b) of cause, whence, wherefore: Mat.14:7,…
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Used 15 times. Also: Matthew 12:44, Matthew 14:7, Matthew 25:24, Matthew 25:26, Luke 11:24, Acts 14:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3606; TFLSJ G3606; TAGNT Hebrews 2:17 word 1
ὤφειλενōpheilenit was necessary
Lemma: ὀφείλω (opheilō) · Strong's: G3784
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-IAI-3S)
Meaning: to owe — ὀφείλω ; [in LXX: Deu.15:2, Isa.24:2 (נָשָׁה), Eze.18:7 (חוֹב), Wis.12:15, 20, al. ; ] ; to owe, be a debtor: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.18:28, Luk.7:41 16:7, Phm 18; id. with dative of person(s), Mat.18:28,…
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Used 35 times. Also: Matthew 18:28, Matthew 18:30, Matthew 18:34, Matthew 23:16, Matthew 23:18, Luke 7:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3784; TFLSJ G3784; TAGNT Hebrews 2:17 word 2
κατὰkatain
Lemma: κατά (kata) · Strong's: G2596
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: according to — κατά (bef. a vowel κατ᾽, καθ᾽; on the frequently neglect of elision, see Tdf., Pr., 95; WH, App., 146a), ; prep. with genitive, accusative, ; down, downwards. ; I. C. genitive (WM, §47, k; Bl., §42, 2). ; 1. C. genitive…
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Used 483 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:19, Matthew 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2596; TFLSJ G2596; TAGNT Hebrews 2:17 word 3
πάνταpantaall things
Lemma: πᾶς (pas) · Strong's: G3956
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (A-APN)
Meaning: all — πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, genitive, παντός, πάσης, παντός, ; [in LXX chiefly for כֹּל ; ] ; all, every. ; I. As adj., ; 1. with subst. anarth., all, every, of every kind: Mat.3:10 4:23, Mrk.9:49, Luk.4:37, Jhn.2:1o, Act.27:20,…
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Used 1264 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3956; TFLSJ G3956; TAGNT Hebrews 2:17 word 4
τοῖςtois<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Plural · Masculine (T-DPM)
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.,…
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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 2:17 word 5
ἀδελφοῖςadelphois[His] brothers
Lemma: ἀδελφός (adelphos) · Strong's: G0080
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Masculine (N-DPM)
Meaning: brother — ἀδελφός, -οῦ, ὁ ; (ἀ- copul., δελφύς, womb), ; in cl., a brother, born of the same parent or parents. [In LXX (Hort, Ja., 102f.), for אָח ; ] ; 1. lit. of a brother (Gen.4:2, al.). ; 2. Of a neighbour (Lev.19:17). ; 3.…
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Used 347 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 4:18, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0080; TFLSJ G0080; TAGNT Hebrews 2:17 word 6
ὁμοιωθῆναι,homoiōthēnaito be made like,
Lemma: ὁμοιόω (homoioō) · Strong's: G3666
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Infinitive (V-APN)
Meaning: to liken — ὁμοιόω, -ῶ; (ὅμοιος), [in LXX chiefly for דָּמָה ; ] ; 1. to make like, with genitive and dative; pass., to be made or become like: Mat.6:8 13:24 18:23 22:2 25:1, Act.14:11, Heb.2:17; before ὡς (cf. Eze.32:2, Heb.),…
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Used 15 times. Also: Matthew 6:8, Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 11:16, Matthew 13:24, Matthew 18:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3666; TFLSJ G3666; TAGNT Hebrews 2:17 word 7
ἵναinaso that
Lemma: ἵνα (hina) · Strong's: G2443
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: in order that/to — ἵνα, ; I. adverb (poët., Hom., al.), ; 1. of place, where, whither. ; 2. of circumstance, when. ; II. Conjunction, ; 1. prop., final, denoting purpose or end (cl.), that, in order that, usually the first word in the…
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Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2443; TFLSJ G2443; TAGNT Hebrews 2:17 word 8
ἐλεήμωνeleēmōna merciful
Lemma: ἐλεήμων (eleēmōn) · Strong's: G1655
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: merciful — ἐλεήμων, -ον ; [in LXX chiefly for חַנּוּן ; ] ; merciful: Mat.5:7, Heb.2:17.†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Matthew 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1655; TFLSJ G1655; TAGNT Hebrews 2:17 word 9
γένηταιgenētaiHe may become
Lemma: γίνομαι (ginomai) · Strong's: G1096
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle Deponent · Subjunctive · 3rd · Singular (V-2ADS-3S)
Meaning: to be — γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.), ; [in LXX chiefly for היה ; ] ; 1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: Jhn.1:15 8:58, 1Co.15:37; a…
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Used 675 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1096; TFLSJ G1096; TAGNT Hebrews 2:17 word 10
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Hebrews 2:17 word 11
πιστὸςpistosfaithful
Lemma: πιστός (pistos) · Strong's: G4103
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: faithful — πιστός, -ή, -όν; (πείθω), [in LXX chiefly for אָמַן ; ] ; I. Pass., to be trusted or believed; 1. of persons, trusty, faithful : Mat.24:45 25:21, 23 Luk.12:42, Act.16:15, 1Co.4:2 4:17 7:25, Eph.1:1 6:21, Col.1:2, 7 4:7,…
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Used 68 times. Also: Matthew 24:45, Matthew 25:21, Matthew 25:23, Luke 12:42, Luke 16:10, Luke 16:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4103; TFLSJ G4103; TAGNT Hebrews 2:17 word 12
ἀρχιερεὺςarchiereushigh priest
Lemma: ἀρχιερεύς (archiereus) · Strong's: G0749
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (N-NSM)
Meaning: high-priest — ἀρχιερεύς, -έως, ὁ, ; [in LXX for כּ'' הָרֹאשׁ,כּ'' הַגָּדוֹל ,כּהֵן ; ] ; 1. high-priest: Mrk.2:26 14:47, al.; of Christ: Heb.2:17 3:1, al. ; 2. In pl., chief priests, including ex-high-priests and members of…
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Used 123 times. Also: Matthew 2:4, Matthew 16:21, Matthew 20:18, Matthew 21:15, Matthew 21:23, Matthew 21:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0749; TFLSJ G0749; TAGNT Hebrews 2:17 word 13
τὰta[in] <the> [things]
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (T-APN)
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.,…
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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 2:17 word 14
πρὸςprosrelating to
Lemma: πρός (pros) · Strong's: G4314
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: to/with — πρός, ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative ; I. I. C. genitive, of motion from a place, from the side of, hence metaphorically, in the interests of, Act.27:34 (cf. Page, in l.). ; II. II. C. dative, of local…
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Used 732 times. Also: Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4314; TFLSJ G4314; TAGNT Hebrews 2:17 word 15
τὸνton<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (T-ASM)
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.,…
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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 2:17 word 16
θεὸνtheonGod
Lemma: θεός (theos) · Strong's: G2316
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-ASM-T)
Meaning: God — θεός, -οῦ, ὁ, ἡ (Act.19:37 only; see M, Pr., 60, 244), late voc., θεέ (Mat.27:46; cf. Deu.3:24, al.), ; [in LXX chiefly for אֱלֹהִים, also for אֵל and other cognate forms, יהוה, etc. ; ] ; a god or deity, God. ; 1. In…
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Used 1338 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2316; TFLSJ G2316; TAGNT Hebrews 2:17 word 17
εἰςeisin order
Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…
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Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT Hebrews 2:17 word 18
τὸto<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (T-ASN)
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 2:17 word 19
ἱλάσκεσθαιhilaskesthaito make propitiation for
Lemma: ἱλάσκομαι (hilaskomai) · Strong's: G2433
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Infinitive (V-PPN)
Meaning: to propitiate — ἱλάσκομαι; (ἵλαος = ἵλεως) [in LXX (cf. Westc., Epp. Jo., 85 f.) for סָלַח, 4Ki.5:18 24:4, Psa.25:11, La 3:42, Da TH Dan.9:19; כָּפַר pi., Psa.65:3 78:38 79:9; נָחַם ni., Exo.32:14, Est.4:17 * ; ] ; 1. in cl., with…
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Used 2 times. Also: Luke 18:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2433; TFLSJ G2433; TAGNT Hebrews 2:17 word 20
τὰςtasthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (T-APF)
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 2:17 word 21
ἁμαρτίαςhamartiassins
Lemma: ἁμαρτία (hamartia) · Strong's: G0266
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (N-APF)
Meaning: sin — ἁμαρτία, -ας, ἡ ; (ἁμαρτάνω, which see), [in LXX chiefly for חַטָּאת and cogn. forms, also for פֶּשַׁע ,עָוֹן, etc. ; ] ; prop. a missing the mark; in cl. (see reff. to CR in MM, VGT, see word); (a) guilt, sin (Plat.,…
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Used 174 times. Also: Matthew 1:21, Matthew 3:6, Matthew 9:2, Matthew 9:5, Matthew 9:6, Matthew 12:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0266; TFLSJ G0266; TAGNT Hebrews 2:17 word 22
τοῦtouof the
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (T-GSM)
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 2:17 word 23
λαοῦ.laoupeople.
Lemma: λαός (laos) · Strong's: G2992
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)
Meaning: a people — λαός, -οῦ, ὁ, ; [in LXX very frequently for עַם, Gen.14:16, al.; occasionally for לְאֹם ( Gen.25:23, al.), etc. ; ] ; a word rarely found in Att. prose; 1. the people at large (Hom., al.), esp. of people assembled:…
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Used 143 times. Also: Matthew 1:21, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 4:16, Matthew 4:23, Matthew 9:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2992; TFLSJ G2992; TAGNT Hebrews 2:17 word 24
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For this reason | → | ὅθεν G3606 whence |
| He had | → | ὀφείλω G3784 to owe |
| to be made like | → | ὁμοιόω G3666 to liken |
| [His] | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| brothers | → | ἀδελφός G0080 brother |
| in | → | κατά G2596 according to |
| every way | → | πᾶς G3956 all |
| so that | → | ἵνα G2443 in order that/to |
| He might become | → | γίνομαι G1096 to be |
| a merciful | → | ἐλεήμων G1655 merciful |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| faithful | → | πιστός G4103 faithful |
| high priest | → | ἀρχιερεύς G0749 high-priest |
| [in service] | → | πρός G4314 to/with |
| to God | → | θεός G2316 God |
| in order to | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| make atonement | → | ἱλάσκομαι G2433 to propitiate |
| for the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| sins | → | ἁμαρτία G0266 sin |
| of the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| people | → | λαός G2992 a people |
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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