Hebrews 1:3

“He, being the radiance of his glory and the exact imprint of his being, and sustaining all things by the word of his power, having made purification for sins by himself, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,”
Hebrews 1:3 · direct translation from the Greek

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The Son sustains all things by the word of his powerProvidence God spoke through the prophets and, in these last days, through the Son, the exact imprint of his beingWho Jesus Is

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He,ὃςbeingὢνthe radianceἀπαύγασμαof his gloryτῆς δόξηςandκαὶthe exact imprintχαρακτὴρof his being,τῆς ὑποστάσεως αὐτοῦandτεsustainingφέρωνall thingsτὰ πάνταby the wordτῷ ῥήματιof his power,τῆς δυνάμεωςhaving madeποιησάμενοςpurificationκαθαρισμὸνfor sinsτῶν ἁμαρτιῶνby himself,δι’ αὑτοῦsat downἐκάθισενatἐνthe right handδεξιᾷof the Majestyτῆς μεγαλωσύνηςon high,ἐν ὑψηλοῖς

Allusion · Psalms 110:1

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Both texts speak of being seated at the right hand of God, as in Psalm 110:1.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

δεξιᾷdexiaiG1188ימִינִyminiH3225“right, right side”
ἐκάθισενekathisenG2523שֵׁבshevH3427“sit down”

Hebrews 1:3, word by word

beingὢνōn

To be: says who or what something is.

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the radianceἀπαύγασμαapaugasma

radiance

Radiance: the light that shines out from a source.

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of his gloryδόξηςdoxēs

glory

The greatness and splendor of God.

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the exact imprintχαρακτὴρcharaktēr

exact imprint

Exact imprint, like the mark a seal or stamp leaves in wax; the exact representation of something.

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of his beingὑποστάσεωςhypostaseōs

being

Someone's very reality, what they are.

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sustainingφέρωνpherōn

bring

To carry or bring something or someone.

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by the wordῥήματιrhēmati

word

What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.

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of his powerδυνάμεωςdynameōs

power

The strength to act, above all that of God and his Spirit.

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having madeποιησάμενοςpoiēsamenos

To carry out an action or cause an effect.

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purificationκαθαρισμὸνkatharismon

purification

Purification, ritual washing.

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for sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōn

sin

Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.

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sat downἐκάθισενekathisen

sit down

To take a seat, often to teach, judge or reign.

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the right handδεξιᾷdexiai

right

Right (hand, side).

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of the Majestyμεγαλωσύνηςmegalōsynēs

majesty, greatness

Majesty, greatness. "The Majesty" can be a way of naming God himself.

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on highὑψηλοῖςhypsēlois

high

High, like a mountain.

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The context

2at the end of these days has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also made the ages.

3 · This verse (above)

4having become as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

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