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Hebrews 9:27 — King James Version← Study notes

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:


Hebrews 9:27Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 9:2712 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
καθ’kath’
inprepositionG2596
ὅσονhoson
as much asrelative pronounG3745
ἀπόκειταιapokeitai
it is apportionedverbG606
τοῖςtois
thearticleG3588
ἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois
to mennounG444
ἅπαξhapax
onceadverbG530
ἀποθανεῖνapothanein
to dieverbG599
μετὰmeta
afterprepositionG3326
δὲde
thenwordG1161
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
κρίσιςkrisis
to face judgmentnounG2920
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 9:27

Hebrews 9:27 “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this, the Judgment.” He next says also why He died once [only]: because He became a ransom by one death. “It had been appointed” (he says) “unto men once to die.” This then is [the meaning of] “He died once,” for all. (What then? Do we no longer die that death? We do indeed die, but we do not continue in it: which is not to die at all. For the tyranny of death, and death indeed, is when he who dies is never…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 17 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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