Butδὲwe seeβλέπομενthe one who was madeτὸν ἠλαττωμένονa littleβραχύ τιlowerἠλαττωμένονthanπαρ’the angels,ἀγγέλουςJesus,Ἰησοῦνcrownedἐστεφανωμένονwith gloryδόξῃandκαὶhonorτιμῇbecause ofδιὰthe sufferingτὸ πάθημαof death,τοῦ θανάτουso thatὅπωςapart fromχωρὶςGodθεοῦhe might tasteγεύσηταιdeathθανάτουforὑπὲρeveryone.παντὸς
Hebrews 2:9
Study it in the app“But we see the one who was made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that apart from God he might taste death for everyone.”
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 2:9, word by word
- we seeβλέπομενblepomen
see
To use the eyes to perceive something; also to look with intent.
Where else “blepomen” appears- the one who was madeἠλαττωμένονēlattōmenon
make lower
To set someone beneath others for a time.
Where else “ēlattōmenon” 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- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsoun” appears- crownedἐστεφανωμένονestephanōmenon
crown
Crown: give the crown to the winner.
Where else “estephanōmenon” 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- the sufferingπάθημαpathēma
suffering
What one has to endure.
Where else “pathēma” appears- of deathθανάτουthanatou
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanatou” appears- apart fromχωρὶςchōris
without, apart from
Without, apart from.
Where else “chōris” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- he might tasteγεύσηταιgeusētai
taste
To go through something yourself; "to sample death" means to die.
Where else “geusētai” appears
Translation note
“Apart from God”: so reads the base text we follow; the other editions read “by the grace of God.”
The context
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.
9 · This verse (above)
10For it was fitting for him, for whom are all things and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the founder of their salvation perfect through sufferings.