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AndΚαὶeveryπᾶςpriestἱερεὺςstandsἕστηκενdailyκαθ’ ἡμέρανministeringλειτουργῶνandκαὶofferingπροσφέρωνmany timesπολλάκιςthe sameτὰς αὐτὰςsacrifices,θυσίαςwhichαἵτινεςcan neverοὐδέποτε δύνανταιremoveπεριελεῖνsins.ἁμαρτίας
Hebrews 10:11
Study it in the app“And every priest stands daily ministering and offering many times the same sacrifices, which can never remove sins.”
One offering, made once, makes us holy foreverThe Cross
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 10:11, word by word
- priestἱερεὺςhiereus
priest
Priest: one who offered the sacrifices in the temple.
Where else “hiereus” appears- standsἕστηκενhestēken
stand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “hestēken” appears- dailyἡμέρανhēmeran
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeran” appears- ministeringλειτουργῶνleitourgōn
serve, minister
Serve, minister, especially in the worship of God; also serve others.
Where else “leitourgōn” appears- offeringπροσφέρωνprospherōn
offer
To present a sacrifice or gift to God.
Where else “prospherōn” appears- many timesπολλάκιςpollakis
often
Often, many times.
Where else “pollakis” appears- sacrificesθυσίαςthysias
sacrifice
What was offered to God on the altar.
Where else “thysias” appears- can neverοὐδέποτεoudepote
never
Never.
Where else “oudepote” appears- can neverδύνανταιdynantai
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynantai” appears- removeπεριελεῖνperielein
remove
Do away with entirely.
Where else “perielein” appears- sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartias
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartias” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Some manuscripts would read “every high priest”; the apparatus used does not record it.
The context
10By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus the Messiah once for all.
11 · This verse (above)
12but this one, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God,