Hebrews 2:9

“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.”

Hebrews 2:9 · direct translation from the Greek
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Hebrews 2:9, word by word

we seeβλέπομενblepomen

see

To use the eyes to perceive something; also to look with intent.

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the one who was madeἠλαττωμένονēlattōmenon

make lower

To set someone beneath others for a time.

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a littleβραχύbrachy

little, short

Little; a little while.

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the angelsἀγγέλουςangelous

angel

A messenger from heaven who serves God.

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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).

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crownedἐστεφανωμένονestephanōmenon

crown

Crown: give the crown to the winner.

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with gloryδόξῃdoxēi

glory

The greatness and splendor of God.

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honorτιμῇtimēi

honor

The respect and esteem given to someone for who they are.

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the sufferingπάθημαpathēma

suffering

What one has to endure.

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of deathθανάτουthanatou

death

The end of the body's life.

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apart fromχωρὶςchōris

without, apart from

Without, apart from.

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Godθεοῦtheou

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

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he might tasteγεύσηταιgeusētai

taste

To go through something yourself; "to sample death" means to die.

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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.

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