Hebrews 9:23 — King James Version← Study notes
“It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.”
Hebrews 9:23 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Hebrews 9:2319 words
ἈνάγκηAnankēdistress, must needs, (of)
necessity(-sary)
οὖνounand (so, truly), but
τὰtathe
μὲνmeneven, indeed, so
ὑποδείγματαhypodeigmataen-(ex-)ample, pattern
τῶνtōnthe
ἐνenabout, after, against
τοῖςtoisthe
οὐρανοῖςouranoisair, heaven(-ly), sky
τούτοιςtoutoishe (it was that), hereof, it
καθαρίζεσθαιkatharizesthai(make) clean(-se), purge, purify
αὐτὰautahe / she / it / same
δὲdeand / but
τὰtathe
ἐπουράνιαepouraniacelestial, (in) heaven(-ly), high
κρείττοσιkreittosibest, better
θυσίαιςthysiaissacrifice
παρὰparaabove, against, among
ταύταςtautashe (it was that), hereof, it
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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