Hebrews 7:22 Go deeper
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By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. (KJV)
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κατὰkataBy
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…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 7:22 word 1
τοσοῦτοtosoutoso much
Lemma: τοσοῦτος (tosoutos) · Strong's: G5118
Parsing: Correlative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (K-ASN)
Meaning: so great — τοσοῦτος, -αύτη, -οῦτο; (Heb.7:22) and (elsewhere, as usually in Attic) -οῦτον, correlat. of ὅσος, of quantity, size, number, so great, so much, pl., so many: Mat.8:10 Luk.7:9, Heb.12:1, Rev.18:7, 16; of time, so long,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 21 times. Also: Matthew 8:10, Matthew 15:33, Luke 7:9, Luke 15:29, John 6:9, John 12:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5118; TFLSJ G5118; TAGNT Hebrews 7:22 word 2
κρείττονοςkreittonosof a better
Lemma: κρείσσων (kreissōn) · Strong's: G2908
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Singular · Feminine · Comparative (A-GSF-C)
Meaning: greater — κρείσσων; (Epic and old Att..) and κρείττων (later Att..), prop. comparat. of κρατύς, strong, but in sense often (as in cl., see LS, see word) as comparat. of ἀγαθός, [in LXX chiefly for טוֹב ; ] ; better; (a) as to…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 19 times. Also: 1 Corinthians 7:9, 1 Corinthians 7:38, 1 Corinthians 11:17, Philippians 1:23, Hebrews 1:4, Hebrews 6:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2908; TFLSJ G2908; TAGNT Hebrews 7:22 word 3
διαθήκηςdiathēkēscovenant
Lemma: διαθήκη (diathēkē) · Strong's: G1242
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: covenant — διαθήκη, -ης, ἡ; (διατίθημι), [frequently in LXX, and nearly always for בְּרִית ; ] ; 1. as usually in cl., a disposition, testament, will (Plat., al.): Gal.3:15 (R, mg., but see Lft., in l.), Heb.9:16, 17 (R, txt.; MM,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 33 times. Also: Matthew 26:28, Mark 14:24, Luke 1:72, Luke 22:20, Acts 3:25, Acts 7:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1242; TFLSJ G1242; TAGNT Hebrews 7:22 word 4
γέγονενgegonenhas become
Lemma: γίνομαι (ginomai) · Strong's: G1096
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Perfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2RAI-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…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 7:22 word 5
ἔγγυοςenguos[the] guarantee
Lemma: ἔγγυος (enguos) · Strong's: G1450
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: guarantor — ἔγγυος, -ου, ὁ, ἡ, ; [in LXX: Sir.29:15, 16 2Ma.10:28 * ; ] ; a surety: Heb.7:22 (exx. from π., see MM, Exp., xi; cf. Cremer, 222).†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1450; TFLSJ G1450; TAGNT Hebrews 7:22 word 6
Ἰησοῦς.¶IēsousJesus.
Lemma: Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) · Strong's: G2424G
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-NSM-P)
Meaning: Jesus — Ἰησοῦς, -οῦ, dative, voc. -οῦ, accusative, -οῦν (Heb. יֵשׁוּעַ ,יְהֹשֻׁעַ ,יְהוֹשׁוּעַ), ; 1. JESUS: Mat.1:21, al.; ὁ Ἰ, ib. 3:13, al.; Ἰ. Χριστός, ib. 1:1, Mrk.1:1, al.; Χρ. Ἰ., Rom.2:26, al.; κύριος Ἰ., Act.28:31,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 978 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2424G; TFLSJ G2424G; TAGNT Hebrews 7:22 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Because of | → | κατά G2596 according to |
| this | → | τοσοῦτος G5118 so great |
| [oath] | → | καί G2532 and |
| Jesus | → | Ἰησοῦς G2424G Jesus |
| has become | → | γίνομαι G1096 to be |
| [the] guarantee | → | ἔγγυος G1450 guarantor |
| of a better | → | G2909 |
| covenant | → | διαθήκη G1242 covenant |
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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