(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.Hebrews 7:19
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
οὐδὲν γὰρ ἐτελείωσεν ὁ νόμος, ἐπεισαγωγὴ δὲ κρείττονος ἐλπίδος δι᾽ ἧς ἐγγίζομεν τῷ θεῷ.
- οὐδὲνouden“no [thing]”Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- ἐτελείωσενeteleiōsen“perfected”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from τελειόω · “to perfect” · Strong's G5048
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- νόμος,nomos“law —”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
- ἐπεισαγωγὴepeisagōgē“[the] introduction”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἐπεισαγωγή · “introduction” · Strong's G1898
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- κρείττονοςkreittonos“of a better”Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine, comparative · from κρείσσων · “greater” · Strong's G2908
- ἐλπίδοςelpidos“hope”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἐλπίς · “hope” · Strong's G1680
- δι᾽di᾽“through”Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
- ἧςhēs“which”Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- ἐγγίζομενengizomen“we draw near”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from ἐγγίζω · “to come near” · Strong's G1448
- τῷtō“<the>”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θεῷ.theō“to God.”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)