Hebrews 7:23 Go deeper

And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

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 7:23 word 1

οἱhoithose

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (T-NPM)

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 7:23 word 2

μὲνmenindeed

Lemma: μέν (men) · Strong's: G3303

Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)

Meaning: on the other hand — μέν, ; conjunctive particle (originally a form of μήν), usually related to a following δέ or other adversative conjunction, and distinguishing the word or clause with which it stands from that which follows. ; It is…

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Used 193 times. Also: Matthew 3:11, Matthew 9:37, Matthew 10:13, Matthew 13:4, Matthew 13:8, Matthew 13:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3303; TFLSJ G3303; TAGNT Hebrews 7:23 word 3

πλείονέςpleionesmany

Lemma: πλείων, πλεῖον (pleiōn, pleion) · Strong's: G4119

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Masculine · Comparative (A-NPM-C)

Meaning: greater — πλέον, see: πολύς.; πολύς, πολλή, πολύ, ; [in LXX chiefly for רַב and cognate forms ; ] ; 1. as adj., much, many, great, of number, space, degree, value, time, etc.: ἀριθμός, Act.11:21; ὄχλος, Mrk.5:24; θερισμός,…

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Used 45 times. Also: Matthew 5:20, Matthew 6:25, Matthew 12:41, Matthew 12:42, Matthew 20:10, Matthew 21:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4119; TFLSJ G4119; TAGNT Hebrews 7:23 word 4

εἰσινeisinare

Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAI-3P)

Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…

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Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT Hebrews 7:23 word 5

γεγονότεςgegonoteshaving become

Lemma: γίνομαι (ginomai) · Strong's: G1096

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Perfect · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-2RAP-NPM)

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 7:23 word 6

ἱερεῖςhi'ereispriests

Lemma: ἱερεύς (hiereus) · Strong's: G2409

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (N-NPM)

Meaning: priest — ἱερεύς, -έως, ὁ; (ἱερός), [in LXX for כָּהֵן ; ] ; a priest: ἱ. τ. Διός, Act.14:13; of Jewish priests, Mat.8:4 12:4-5, Mrk.1:44 2:26, Luk.1:5 5:14, Jhn.1:19, Heb.8:4, al.; of Christ, Heb.5:6 (LXX) Heb.10:21; of…

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Used 32 times. Also: Matthew 8:4, Matthew 12:4, Matthew 12:5, Mark 1:44, Mark 2:26, Luke 1:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2409; TFLSJ G2409; TAGNT Hebrews 7:23 word 7

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…

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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 7:23 word 8

τὸto<the>

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (T-ASN)

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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 7:23 word 9

θανάτῳthanatōby death

Lemma: θάνατος (thanatos) · Strong's: G2288

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (N-DSM)

Meaning: death — θάνατος, -ου, ὁ (θνήσκω), ; [in LXX chiefly for מָוֶת ,מוּת, sometimes דֶּבֶר ; ] ; death; 1. of the death of the body, whether natural or violent: Jhn.11:13, Php.2:27, Heb.7:23, al; opposite to ζωή, Rom.8:38, Php.1:20;…

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Used 120 times. Also: Matthew 4:16, Matthew 10:21, Matthew 15:4, Matthew 16:28, Matthew 20:18, Matthew 26:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2288; TFLSJ G2288; TAGNT Hebrews 7:23 word 10

κωλύεσθαιkōluesthaibeing prevented from

Lemma: κωλύω (kōluō) · Strong's: G2967

Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Infinitive (V-PPN)

Meaning: to prevent — κωλύω; (κόλος), [in LXX for כָּלָא, מָנַע, etc. ; ] ; to hinder, restrain, forbid, withhold: with accusative and inf., Mat.19:14, Luk.23:2, Act.8:36 16:6 24:23, 1Th.2:16, Heb.7:23; inf. om., Mrk.9:38-39 10:14,…

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Used 23 times. Also: Matthew 19:14, Mark 9:38, Mark 9:39, Mark 10:14, Luke 6:29, Luke 9:49 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2967; TFLSJ G2967; TAGNT Hebrews 7:23 word 11

παραμένειν·parameneincontinuing;

Lemma: παραμένω (paramenō) · Strong's: G3887

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)

Meaning: to continue — παρα-μένω ; [in LXX: Pro.12:7, Da TH Dan.11:17 (עָמַד), etc. ; ] ; to remain beside or near: Heb.7:23, Jas.1:25; of remaining alive, 1Co.16:6 (WH, κατα-), Php.1:25 (cf. συμ-παραμένω).†; (AS)

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Used 4 times. Also: 1 Corinthians 16:6, Philippians 1:25, James 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3887; TFLSJ G3887; TAGNT Hebrews 7:23 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Now	→	καί G2532 and
. . .	→	μέν G3303 on the other hand
there	→	εἰμί G1510 to be
have been	→	γίνομαι G1096 to be
many	→	πλείων, πλεῖον G4119 greater
[other]	→	ὁ G3588 the/this/who
priests	→	ἱερεύς G2409 priest
since	→	διά G1223 through/because of
death	→	θάνατος G2288 death
prevented them from	→	κωλύω G2967 to prevent
continuing [in office]	→	παραμένω G3887 to continue

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