Hebrews

Hebrews 2:17

¹⁷For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement^h for the sins of the people.

Footnotes

h 2:17 Or to make propitiation

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For this reason	ὅθεν	hothen	Conjunction	G3606 whence, wherefore
He had	ὤφειλεν	ōpheilen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3784 I owe, ought
to be made like	ὁμοιωθῆναι	homoiōthēnai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive	G3666 I make like, liken, compare
brothers	ἀδελφοῖς	adelphois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G80 a brother
in	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
every way	πάντα	panta	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
He might become	γένηται	genētai	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
a merciful	ἐλεήμων	eleēmōn	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1655 full of pity, merciful
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
faithful	πιστὸς	pistos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4103 trustworthy, faithful, believing
high priest	ἀρχιερεὺς	archiereus	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G749 high priest, chief priest
to God	Θεόν	Theon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
in order to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
make atonement	ἱλάσκεσθαι	hilaskesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G2433 I have mercy on, forgive
for the	τὰς	tas	Article - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
sins	ἁμαρτίας	hamartias	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G266 a sin
of the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
people	λαοῦ	laou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2992 a people, the crowd

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Hebrews 2:14 · Hebrews 4:14–5:2 · Philippians 2:7–8 · Romans 5:10 · 2 Corinthians 5:18–21 · Hebrews 7:26 · Daniel 9:24 · Hebrews 2:11 · Hebrews 3:5 · Colossians 1:21 · Romans 15:17 · Hebrews 7:28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.