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Butἀλλὰyou have drawn nearπροσεληλύθατεto MountὄρειZionΣιὼνandκαὶto the cityπόλειof the livingζῶντοςGod,θεοῦthe heavenlyἐπουρανίῳJerusalem,Ἰερουσαλὴμandκαὶto myriadsμυριάσινof angelsἀγγέλωνin festal gathering,πανηγύρει
Hebrews 12:22
Study it in the app“But you have drawn near to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels in festal gathering,”
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 12:22, word by word
- you have drawn nearπροσεληλύθατεproselēlythate
come near
To come up close to someone, go toward them.
Where else “proselēlythate” appears- to Mountὄρειorei
mountain
Mountain, hill.
Where else “orei” appears- ZionΣιὼνSiōn
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “Siōn” appears- to the cityπόλειpolei
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polei” appears- of the livingζῶντοςzōntos
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zōntos” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- the heavenlyἐπουρανίῳepouraniōi
heavenly
Heavenly, of heaven.
Where else “epouraniōi” appears- JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēm
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appears- to myriadsμυριάσινmyriasin
ten thousand
Ten thousand, myriad; a countless multitude.
Where else “myriasin” appears- of angelsἀγγέλωνangelōn
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelōn” appears- in festal gatheringπανηγύρειpanēgyrei
festal gathering
Festal gathering: a festive assembly of a whole people.
Where else “panēgyrei” appears
Translation note
“Festal gathering” can go with the angels (myriads of angels in festival) or with the assembly of the next verse.
Places in this verse
1Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
2Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
21And so fearful was the sight that Moses said: I am terrified and trembling.
22 · This verse (above)
23and to the assembly of the firstborn enrolled in the heavens, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,