Hebrews
Hebrews 7:26
26Such a high priest truly befits us — One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Such | Τοιοῦτος | Toioutos | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5108 of such a kind, such |
| a high priest | ἀρχιερεύς | archiereus | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G749 high priest, chief priest |
| truly | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| befits | ἔπρεπεν | eprepen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4241 it becomes, is fitting to |
| us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| holy | ὅσιος | hosios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3741 holy, pious |
| innocent | ἄκακος | akakos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G172 innocent, guileless, simple |
| undefiled | ἀμίαντος | amiantos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G283 undefiled, untainted |
| set apart | κεχωρισμένος | kechōrismenos | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5563 I separate, depart |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| sinners | ἁμαρτωλῶν | hamartōlōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G268 sinning, sinful, a sinner |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| exalted | γενόμενος | genomenos | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| above | ὑψηλότερος | hypsēloteros | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative | G5308 high, lofty |
| the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| heavens | οὐρανῶν | ouranōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Corinthians 5:21 · 1 Peter 2:22 · Hebrews 4:14–15 · 1 John 2:2 · Hebrews 8:1 · Hebrews 1:3 · Isaiah 53:9 · Luke 23:47 · Luke 23:41 · Hebrews 9:14 · Hebrews 10:11–22 · Hebrews 12:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.