Hebrews 2:18 Go deeper
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For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἐνenIn
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Hebrews 2:18 word 1
ᾧhōthat
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Dative · Singular · Neuter (R-DSN)
Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…
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Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT Hebrews 2:18 word 2
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.…
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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 2:18 word 3
πέπονθενpeponthenhas suffered
Lemma: πάσχω (paschō) · Strong's: G3958
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Perfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2RAI-3S)
Meaning: to suffer — πάσχω ; [in LXX: Amo.6:6 (חָלָה ni.), Wis.12:27, Sir.38:16, al. ; ] ; to suffer, be acted on, as opposite to acting, often limited by a word expressive of good or evil; (a) of misfortunes (most frequently without any…
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Used 42 times. Also: Matthew 16:21, Matthew 17:12, Matthew 17:15, Matthew 27:19, Mark 5:26, Mark 8:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3958; TFLSJ G3958; TAGNT Hebrews 2:18 word 4
αὐτὸςautosHe Himself
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (P-NSM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Hebrews 2:18 word 5
πειρασθείς,peirastheishaving been tempted,
Lemma: πειράζω (peirazō) · Strong's: G3985G
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-APP-NSM)
Meaning: to test/tempt: tempt — πειράζω poët. and late prose form of πειράω, which see, ; [in LXX for נָסָה pi. ; ] ; 1. to make proof of (Hom.). ; 2. to try, attempt (Luc., Polyb., with inf. (see M, Pr., 205; B1., § 69, 4), Act.9:26 16:7 24:6. ; 3.…
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Used 16 times. Also: Matthew 4:1, Matthew 4:3, Mark 1:13, Luke 4:2, 1 Corinthians 7:5, 1 Corinthians 10:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3985G; TFLSJ G3985G; TAGNT Hebrews 2:18 word 6
δύναταιdunataiHe is able
Lemma: δύναμαι (dunamai) · Strong's: G1410
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PNI-3S)
Meaning: be able — δύναμαι, depon., ; [in LXX chiefly for יָכֹל ; ] ; to be able, have power, whether by personal ability, permission, or opportunity: with inf. (M, Pr., 205; WM, §44, 3) pres., Mat.6:24, Mrk.2:7, Jhn.3:2, 1Co.10:21, al.;…
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Used 209 times. Also: Matthew 3:9, Matthew 5:14, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 6:27, Matthew 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1410; TFLSJ G1410; TAGNT Hebrews 2:18 word 7
τοῖςtoisthose
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 2:18 word 8
πειραζομένοιςpeirazomenoisbeing tempted
Lemma: πειράζω (peirazō) · Strong's: G3985G
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Participle · Dative · Plural · Masculine (V-PPP-DPM)
Meaning: to test/tempt: tempt — πειράζω poët. and late prose form of πειράω, which see, ; [in LXX for נָסָה pi. ; ] ; 1. to make proof of (Hom.). ; 2. to try, attempt (Luc., Polyb., with inf. (see M, Pr., 205; B1., § 69, 4), Act.9:26 16:7 24:6. ; 3.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 16 times. Also: Matthew 4:1, Matthew 4:3, Mark 1:13, Luke 4:2, 1 Corinthians 7:5, 1 Corinthians 10:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3985G; TFLSJ G3985G; TAGNT Hebrews 2:18 word 9
βοηθῆσαι.¶boēthēsaito help.
Lemma: βοηθέω (boētheō) · Strong's: G0997
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Infinitive (V-AAN)
Meaning: to help — βοηθέω, -ῶ ; (βοή + θέω, to run), [in LXX chiefly for עזר ; ] ; to come to aid, to help, succour: absol., Act.21:28; with dative, Mat.15:25, Mrk.9:22, 24 Act.16:9, 2Co.6:2" (LXX), Heb.2:18, Rev.12:16.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 8 times. Also: Matthew 15:25, Mark 9:22, Mark 9:24, Acts 16:9, Acts 21:28, 2 Corinthians 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0997; TFLSJ G0997; TAGNT Hebrews 2:18 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Because | → | γάρ G1063 for |
| . . . | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| . . . | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| He Himself | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| suffered | → | πάσχω G3958 to suffer |
| when He was tempted | → | πειράζω G3985G to test/tempt: tempt |
| He is able | → | δύναμαι G1410 be able |
| to help | → | βοηθέω G0997 to help |
| those who are | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| being tempted | → | πειράζω G3985G to test/tempt: tempt |
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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