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Forγὰρtheyοἱdisciplined usἐπαίδευονforπρὸςa fewὀλίγαςdaysἡμέραςasκατὰseemed bestτὸ δοκοῦνto them,αὐτοῖςbutδὲheὁdoes soforἐπὶour good,τὸ συμφέρονso thatεἰς τὸwe may shareμεταλαβεῖνin his holiness.τῆς ἁγιότητος αὐτοῦ
Hebrews 12:10
Study it in the app“For they disciplined us for a few days as seemed best to them, but he does so for our good, so that we may share in his holiness.”
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With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 12:10, word by word
- disciplined usἐπαίδευονepaideuon
discipline
To set right lovingly, like a father his child.
Where else “epaideuon” appears- a fewὀλίγαςoligas
few
In small number or amount, not many.
Where else “oligas” appears- daysἡμέραςhēmeras
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appears- seemed bestδοκοῦνdokoun
seem
To seem to be something; “to seem good” is to agree on a decision.
Where else “dokoun” appears- our goodσυμφέρονsympheron
be useful
To be useful to someone.
Where else “sympheron” appears- we may shareμεταλαβεῖνmetalabein
receive a share, take
Receive a share of, partake; take, get; of food, eat together.
Where else “metalabein” appears- in his holinessἁγιότητοςhagiotētos
holiness
Holiness: purity, what is holy.
Where else “hagiotētos” appears
The context
9Besides, we had the fathers of our flesh as those who disciplined us, and we respected them; shall we not much more submit to the Father of spirits and live?
10 · This verse (above)
11Now no discipline for the present seems to be a cause of joy, but of grief; but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.