Hebrews
Hebrews 3:3–4
3For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. 4And every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.
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Hebrews 3:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| has been counted worthy | ἠξίωται | ēxiōtai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G515 I account or treat as worthy |
| of greater | Πλείονος | Pleionos | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular - Comparative | G4119 more, greater |
| glory | δόξης | doxēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1391 honor, renown, glory splendor |
| than | παρὰ | para | Preposition | G3844 from, in the presence of |
| Moses | Μωϋσῆν | Mōusēn | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3475 Moses |
| just | καθ’ | kath’ | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| as | ὅσον | hoson | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3745 how much, how great, how many |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| builder | κατασκευάσας | kataskeuasas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2680 I build, prepare, make |
| has | ἔχει | echei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| greater | πλείονα | pleiona | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - Comparative | G4119 more, greater |
| honor | τιμὴν | timēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5092 a price, honor |
| than the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| house | οἴκου | oikou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3624 a house, household |
Hebrews 3:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| every | πᾶς | pas | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| house | οἶκος | oikos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3624 a house, household |
| is built | κατασκευάζεται | kataskeuazetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2680 I build, prepare, make |
| by | ὑπό | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| someone | τινος | tinos | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| God | Θεός | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| builder | κατασκευάσας | kataskeuasas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2680 I build, prepare, make |
| of everything | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hebrews 3:3 1 Corinthians 3:9 · Zechariah 6:12–13 · 1 Peter 2:5–7 · Hebrews 2:9 · Hebrews 3:6 · Hebrews 1:2–4 · Matthew 16:18 · Colossians 1:18 · Zechariah 4:9
Hebrews 3:4 Hebrews 1:2 · Hebrews 3:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.