God & Savior

Hebrews 7:26

Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
Hebrews 7:26
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Τοιοῦτος γὰρ ἡμῖν καὶ ἔπρεπεν ἀρχιερεύς, ὅσιος, ἄκακος, ἀμίαντος, κεχωρισμένος ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν, καὶ ὑψηλότερος τῶν οὐρανῶν γενόμενος·

  1. ΤοιοῦτοςToioutos“Such”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from τοιοῦτος · “such as this” · Strong's G5108
  2. γὰρgar“indeed”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ἡμῖνhēmin“for us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  4. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  5. ἔπρεπενeprepen“was fitting”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πρέπω · “be proper” · Strong's G4241
  6. ἀρχιερεύς,archiereus“a high priest,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀρχιερεύς · “high-priest” · Strong's G0749
  7. ὅσιος,hosios“holy,”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅσιος · “sacred” · Strong's G3741
  8. ἄκακος,akakos“innocent,”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἄκακος · “innocent” · Strong's G0172
  9. ἀμίαντος,amiantos“undefiled,”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀμίαντος · “pure” · Strong's G0283
  10. κεχωρισμένοςkechōrismenos“separated”
    Verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from χωρίζω · “to separate/leave” · Strong's G5563
  11. ἀπὸapo“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  12. τῶνtōn“<the>”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. ἁμαρτωλῶν,hamartōlōn“sinners,”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἁμαρτωλός · “sinful” · Strong's G0268
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. ὑψηλότεροςhupsēloteros“higher”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine, comparative · from ὑψηλός · “high” · Strong's G5308
  16. τῶνtōn“than the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. οὐρανῶνouranōn“heavens”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
  18. γενόμενος·genomenos“having become;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)