Hebrews 2:5

“For it was not to angels that he subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.”

Hebrews 2:5 · direct translation from the Greek
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Hebrews 2:5, word by word

to angelsἀγγέλοιςangelois

angel

A messenger from heaven who serves God.

Where else “angelois” appears
that he subjectedὑπέταξενhypetaxen

subject

To put something or someone under another's rule.

Where else “hypetaxen” appears
the worldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēn

inhabited world

The inhabited world, the earth where people live; also the Roman world.

Where else “oikoumenēn” appears
to comeμέλλουσανmellousan

coming

What has not yet arrived: the new world.

Where else “mellousan” appears
we are speakingλαλοῦμενlaloumen

speak

To use voice and words to communicate with others.

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The context

4while God testified along with them by signs and wonders and various miracles and distributions of the Holy Spirit according to his will.

5 · This verse (above)

6But someone has testified somewhere, saying: What is a human being that you remember him, or a son of man that you look after him?

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