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Hebrews 1:4 — King James Version← Study notes

Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.


Hebrews 1:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 1:411 words
GreekMeaning
τοσούτῳtosoutō
By so muchdemonstrativeG5118
κρείττωνkreittōn
superioradjectiveG2909
γενόμενοςgenomenos
having becomeverbG1096
τῶνtōn
to thearticleG3588
ἀγγέλωνangelōn
angelsnounG32
ὅσῳhosō
as much asrelative pronounG3745
διαφορώτερονdiaphorōteron
more excellentadjectiveG1313
παρ’par’
beyondprepositionG3844
αὐτοὺςautous
theirspronounG846
κεκληρονόμηκενkeklēronomēken
He has inheritedverbG2816
ὄνομαonoma
a namenounG3686
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 1:4

O! The wisdom of the Apostle! Or rather, not the wisdom of Paul, but the grace of the Spirit is the thing to wonder at. For surely he uttered not these things of his own mind, nor in that way did he find his wisdom. (For whence could it be? From the knife, and the skins, or the workshop?) But it was from the working of God. For his own understanding did not give birth to these thoughts, which was then so mean and slender as in nowise to surpass the baser sort; (for how could…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 1 on Hebrews
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