Hebrews 1:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;”

Hebrews 1:3 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 1:331 words

GreekMeaning

ὃςhos

whorelative pronounG3739

ὢνōn

beingverbG1510

ἀπαύγασμαapaugasma

the radiancenounG541

τῆςtēs

thearticleG3588

δόξηςdoxēs

of His glorynounG1391

καὶkai

andwordG2532

χαρακτὴρcharaktēr

the exact expressionnounG5481

τῆςtēs

of thearticleG3588

ὑποστάσεωςhypostaseōs

substancenounG5287

αὐτοῦautou

of HimpronounG846

φέρωνpherōn

upholdingverbG5342

τεte

thenwordG5037

τὰta

thearticleG3588

πάνταpanta

all thingsadjectiveG3956

τῷtō

by thearticleG3588

ῥήματιrhēmati

declarationnounG4487

τῆςtēs

of thearticleG3588

δυνάμεωςdynameōs

powernounG1411

δι’di’

throughprepositionG1223

αὑτοῦhautou

himselfpronounG1438

καθαρισμὸνkatharismon

the purificationnounG2512

τῶνtōn

thearticleG3588

ἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōn

of sinsnounG266

ποιησάμενοςpoiēsamenos

having madeverbG4160

ἐκάθισενekathisen

sat downverbG2523

ἐνen

atprepositionG1722

δεξιᾷdexia

the right handadjectiveG1188

τῆςtēs

of thearticleG3588

μεγαλωσύνηςmegalōsynēs

MajestynounG3172

ἐνen

onprepositionG1722

ὑψηλοῖςhypsēlois

highadjectiveG5308

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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