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You madeἠλάττωσαςhimαὐτὸνa littleβραχύ τιlowerἠλάττωσαςthanπαρ’the angels;ἀγγέλουςyou crownedἐστεφάνωσαςhimαὐτόνwith gloryδόξῃandκαὶhonor;τιμῇ
Hebrews 2:7
Study it in the app“You made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor;”
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 2:7, word by word
- You madeἠλάττωσαςēlattōsas
make lower
To set someone beneath others for a time.
Where else “ēlattōsas” appears- a littleβραχύbrachy
little, short
Little; a little while.
Where else “brachy” appears- the angelsἀγγέλουςangelous
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelous” appears- you crownedἐστεφάνωσαςestephanōsas
crown
Crown: give the crown to the winner.
Where else “estephanōsas” appears- with gloryδόξῃdoxēi
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxēi” appears- honorτιμῇtimēi
honor
The respect and esteem given to someone for who they are.
Where else “timēi” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts add “and you set him over the works of your hands.”
The context
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?
7 · This verse (above)
8you subjected all things under his feet. For in subjecting all things to him, he left nothing not subject to him. But now we do not yet see all things subjected to him.