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seeing to itἐπισκοποῦντεςthat no oneμή τιςfalls shortὑστερῶνofἀπὸthe graceτῆς χάριτοςof God;τοῦ θεοῦthat noμή τιςrootῥίζαof bitternessπικρίαςspringingφύουσαupἄνωcauses trouble,ἐνοχλῇandκαὶthroughδι’itαὐτῆςmanyπολλοίbecome defiled;μιανθῶσιν
Allusion · Deuteronomy 29:18
Go to Deuteronomy 29:18Both texts say, in Greek, “root of bitterness springing up”: Hebrews 12:15 and Deuteronomy 29:18 in the Septuagint. The Hebrew of Deuteronomy says “a root bearing poison and wormwood.”
They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.
Words of the Septuagint, the ancient Greek translation of the OT (Deuteronomy 29:18 in the Septuagint numbering; Swete's text, CC BY-SA 4.0):
- ῥίζαrhizaG4491ῥίζαrhizaLXX“root”
- πικρίαςpikriasG4088πικρίᾳ.pikriaiLXX“bitterness”
- ἄνωanōG507ἄνωanōLXX“up, above”
- φύουσαphyousaG5453φύουσαphyousaLXX“spring up”