Hebrews
Hebrews 3:3–6
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.
5Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house,b testifying to what would be spoken later. 6But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmlyc to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
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 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 |
Hebrews 3:5
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Moses | Μωϋσῆς | Mōusēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3475 Moses |
| faithful | πιστὸς | pistos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4103 trustworthy, faithful, believing |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| a servant | θεράπων | therapōn | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2324 a servant, attendant |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| all | ὅλῳ | holō | Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular | G3650 all, the whole, entire |
| house | οἴκῳ | oikō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3624 a house, household |
| testifying | μαρτύριον | martyrion | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3142 witness, evidence, testimony |
| to what | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| would be spoken later | λαληθησομένων | lalēthēsomenōn | Verb - Future Participle Passive - Genitive Neuter Plural | G2980 I speak, say |
Hebrews 3:6
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| Christ | Χριστὸς | Christos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| Son | υἱὸς | huios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5207 a son, descendent |
| over | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| house | οἶκον | oikon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3624 a house, household |
| we | ἡμεῖς | hēmeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| are | ἐσμεν | esmen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| house | οἶκός | oikos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3624 a house, household |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| we hold firmly | κατάσχωμεν | kataschōmen | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G2722 I hold fast, bind, restrain |
| to | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| confidence | παρρησίαν | parrēsian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3954 freedom, confidence |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| hope | ἐλπίδος | elpidos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1680 hope, expectation |
| we boast | καύχημα | kauchēma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2745 a boasting |
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
Hebrews 3:5 Numbers 12:7 · Hebrews 3:2 · Exodus 14:31 · Acts 28:23 · Psalm 105:26 · Deuteronomy 34:5 · Joshua 1:2 · 1 Timothy 1:12 · Deuteronomy 18:15–19 · Hebrews 8:5 · 1 Peter 1:10–12 · Acts 3:22–23
Hebrews 3:6 2 Corinthians 6:16 · Hebrews 10:35 · 1 Corinthians 3:16 · 1 Peter 2:5 · Hebrews 6:11 · 1 Corinthians 6:19 · Hebrews 3:14 · Hebrews 4:11 · Hebrews 10:23 · Matthew 10:22 · Hebrews 10:38–39 · Colossians 1:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.