God & Savior

Hebrews 7:22

Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
Hebrews 7:22
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Original language (Greek)

κατὰ τοσοῦτο καὶ κρείττονος διαθήκης γέγονεν ἔγγυος Ἰησοῦς.

  1. κατὰkata“By”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  2. τοσοῦτοtosouto“so much”
    Correlative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τοσοῦτος · “so great” · Strong's G5118
  3. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  4. κρείττονοςkreittonos“of a better”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine, comparative · from κρείσσων · “greater” · Strong's G2908
  5. διαθήκηςdiathēkēs“covenant”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from διαθήκη · “covenant” · Strong's G1242
  6. γέγονενgegonen“has become”
    Verb, 2nd perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  7. ἔγγυοςenguos“[the] guarantee”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “guarantor” · Strong's G1450
  8. Ἰησοῦς.Iēsous“Jesus.”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)