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ForγὰρifεἰJoshuaἸησοῦςhad givenκατέπαυσενthemαὐτοὺςrest,κατέπαυσενhe would notοὐκ ἂνbe speakingἐλάλειofπερὶanotherἄλληςdayἡμέραςafterμετὰthese things.ταῦτα
Hebrews 4:8
Study it in the app“For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not be speaking of another day after these things.”
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 4:8, word by word
- JoshuaἸησοῦςIēsous
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 “Iēsous” appears- had givenκατέπαυσενkatepausen
give rest
To bring someone to a place of peace and ease.
Where else “katepausen” appears- be speakingἐλάλειelalei
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “elalei” appears- anotherἄλληςallēs
other, another
Other, another.
Where else “allēs” appears- dayἡμέραςhēmeras
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appears
Translation note
In Greek, the name of Joshua is the same as that of Jesus.
The context
7again he sets a certain day, Today, saying through David after so long a time, as it has been said before: Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.
8 · This verse (above)
9So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.