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butδὲthe MessiahΧριστὸςwas faithfulasὡςa Sonυἱὸςoverἐπὶhis house;τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦandthatὃςhouseοἶκόςweἡμεῖςare,ἐσμενifἐὰνwe hold fastκατάσχωμενthe boldnessτὴν παρρησίανandκαὶthe boastτὸ καύχημαof our hope.τῆς ἐλπίδος
Hebrews 3:6
Study it in the app“but the Messiah was faithful as a Son over his house; and that house we are, if we hold fast the boldness and the boast of our hope.”
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 3:6, word by word
- the MessiahΧριστὸςChristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christos” appears- a Sonυἱὸςhuios
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huios” appears- his houseοἶκονoikon
house
The place where one lives; also the temple, God's dwelling.
Where else “oikon” appears- areἐσμενesmen
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esmen” appears- we hold fastκατάσχωμενkataschōmen
hold fast
To cling firmly to something.
Where else “kataschōmen” appears- the boldnessπαρρησίανparrēsian
boldness
Speaking or coming to God without fear.
Where else “parrēsian” appears- the boastκαύχημαkauchēma
boast, reason for boasting
Boast: a reason for pride or glorying.
Where else “kauchēma” appears- of our hopeἐλπίδοςelpidos
hope
Hope: confidence in what God will do.
Where else “elpidos” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts add “firm to the end.”
The context
5And Moses was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony to the things that would be spoken,
6 · This verse (above)
7Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: Today, if you hear his voice,