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Hebrews 9:9 — King James Version← Study notes

Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;


Hebrews 9:9Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 9:921 words
GreekMeaning
ἥτιςhētis
which isrelative pronounG3748
παραβολὴparabolē
a symbolnounG3850
εἰςeis
forprepositionG1519
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
καιρὸνkairon
timenounG2540
τὸνton
whicharticleG3588
ἐνεστηκόταenestēkota
being presentverbG1764
καθ’kath’
inprepositionG2596
ἣνhēn
who / whichrelative pronounG3739
δῶράdōra
giftsnounG1435
τεte
bothwordG5037
καὶkai
andwordG2532
θυσίαιthysiai
sacrificesnounG2378
προσφέρονταιprospherontai
are offeredverbG4374
μὴ
notadverbG3361
δυνάμεναιdynamenai
being ableverbG1410
κατὰkata
in regard toprepositionG2596
συνείδησινsyneidēsin
consciencenounG4893
τελειῶσαιteleiōsai
to make perfectverbG5048
τὸνton
whoarticleG3588
λατρεύονταlatreuonta
is worshipingverbG3000
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 9:9

“Which” (he says) “was established as a figure for the time then present.” What does he mean by “the time present”? That before the coming of Christ: For after the coming of Christ, it is no longer a time present: For how [could it be], having arrived, and being ended? There is too something else which he indicates, when he says this, “which [was] a figure for the time then present,” that is, became the Type. “In which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 15 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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