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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
τοσούτῳtosoutōas large, so great (long, many
κρείττωνkreittōnbest, better
γενόμενοςgenomenosarise, be assembled, be(-come
τῶνtōnthe
ἀγγέλωνangelōnangel, messenger
ὅσῳhosōall (that), as (long, many
διαφορώτερονdiaphorōterondiffering, divers, more excellent
παρ’par’above, against, among
αὐτοὺςautoushe / she / it / same
κεκληρονόμηκενkeklēronomēkenbe heir, (obtain by) inherit(-ance)
ὄνομαonomacalled, (+ sur-)name(-d)
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

τοσούτῳtosoutōas large, so great (long, many
κρείττωνkreittōnbest, better
γενόμενοςgenomenosarise, be assembled, be(-come
τῶνtōnthe
ἀγγέλωνangelōnangel, messenger
ὅσῳhosōall (that), as (long, many
διαφορώτερονdiaphorōterondiffering, divers, more excellent
παρ’par’above, against, among
αὐτοὺςautoushe / she / it / same
κεκληρονόμηκενkeklēronomēkenbe heir, (obtain by) inherit(-ance)
ὄνομαonomacalled, (+ sur-)name(-d)

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