Hebrews 9:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.”
Hebrews 9:16 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Hebrews 9:168 words
ὅπουhopouin
what place, where(-as, -soever)
γὰρgarfor
διαθήκηdiathēkēcovenant, testament
θάνατονthanaton(be…) death
ἀνάγκηanankēdistress, must needs, (of)
necessity(-sary)
φέρεσθαιpheresthaibe, bear, bring (forth)
τοῦtouthe
διαθεμένουdiathemenouappoint, make, testator
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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