Hebrews
Hebrews 1:5–6
5For to which of the angels did God ever say:
“You are My Son;
today I have become Your Father”c?
Or again:
“I will be His Father,
and He will be My Son”d?
6And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says:
“Let all God’s angels worship Him.”e
Footnotes
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Hebrews 1:5
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| to which | Τίνι | Tini | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| of the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| angels | ἀγγέλων | angelōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G32 an angel, messenger |
| did | εἶπέν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| You | σύ | sy | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| are | εἶ | ei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| My | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| Son | Υἱός | Huios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5207 a son, descendent |
| today | σήμερον | sēmeron | Adverb | G4594 today, now |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| have become Your Father | γεγέννηκά | gegennēka | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1080 I beget, bring forth, give birth to |
| again | πάλιν | palin | Adverb | G3825 again, further, on the other hand |
| I | Ἐγὼ | Egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| will be | ἔσομαι | esomai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| His | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| Father | Πατέρα | Patera | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| He | αὐτὸς | autos | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| will be | ἔσται | estai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| My | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| Son | Υἱόν | Huion | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5207 a son, descendent |
Hebrews 1:6
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| again | πάλιν | palin | Adverb | G3825 again, further, on the other hand |
| when | Ὅταν | Hotan | Conjunction | G3752 when, whensoever |
| brings | εἰσαγάγῃ | eisagagē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1521 I lead in, bring in |
| firstborn | πρωτότοκον | prōtotokon | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4416 first-born |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| world | οἰκουμένην | oikoumenēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3625 the inhabited (Roman) world |
| He says | λέγει | legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| all | πάντες | pantes | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| God’s | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| angels | ἄγγελοι | angeloi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G32 an angel, messenger |
| worship | προσκυνησάτωσαν | proskynēsatōsan | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4352 I worship |
| Him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hebrews 1:5 Psalm 2:7 · Acts 13:33 · Hebrews 5:5 · 2 Samuel 7:14 · 1 Chronicles 17:13 · Psalm 89:26–27 · 1 Chronicles 22:10 · 1 Chronicles 28:6
Hebrews 1:6 Psalm 97:7 · 1 Peter 3:22 · Deuteronomy 32:43 · Colossians 1:18 · Colossians 1:15 · John 1:14 · Revelation 5:9–12 · Revelation 1:5 · Romans 8:29 · Proverbs 8:24–25 · Luke 2:9–14 · Hebrews 1:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.