Greek Interlinear
Hebrews 2:17 Interlinear
“Wherefore it behoved him in all things unto his brethren to be made like that a merciful he might be and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God to make reconciliation for the sins of the people”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὅθεν | G3606 | Wherefore | from which place or source or cause (adverb or conjunction) |
| 2 | ὤφειλεν | G3784 | it behoved him | to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty |
| 3 | κατὰ | G2596 | in | (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined) |
| 4 | πάντα | G3956 | all things | all, any, every, the whole |
| 5 | τοῖς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 6 | ἀδελφοῖς | G80 | unto his brethren | a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like g0001) |
| 7 | ὁμοιωθῆναι | G3666 | to be made like | to assimilate, i.e., compare; passively, to become similar |
| 8 | ἵνα | G2443 | that | in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) |
| 9 | ἐλεήμων | G1655 | a merciful | compassionate (actively) |
| 10 | γένηται | G1096 | he might be | to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.) |
| 11 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 12 | πιστὸς | G4103 | faithful | objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful |
| 13 | ἀρχιερεὺς | G749 | high priest | the high-priest (literally, of the jews; typically, christ); by extension a chief priest |
| 14 | τὰ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 15 | πρὸς | G4314 | in things pertaining to | a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, |
| 16 | τὸν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 17 | θεόν | G2316 | God | a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism) |
| 18 | εἰς | G1519 | to | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases |
| 19 | τὸ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 20 | ἱλάσκεσθαι | G2433 | make reconciliation for | to conciliate, i.e., (transitively) to atone for (sin), or (intransitively) be propitious |
| 21 | τὰς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 22 | ἁμαρτίας | G266 | the sins | a sin (properly abstract) |
| 23 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 24 | λαοῦ | G2992 | of the people | a people (in general; thus differing from g1218, which denotes one's own populace) |
Verse Context
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