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Andκαὶno oneοὐχ τιςtakesλαμβάνειthe honorτὴν τιμήνfor himself,ἑαυτῷbutἀλλὰhe receives it whencalledκαλούμενοςbyὑπὸGod,τοῦ θεοῦjust asκαθώσπερAaronἈαρώνalso was.καὶ
Hebrews 5:4
Study it in the app“And no one takes the honor for himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron also was.”
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Hebrews 5:4, word by word
- takesλαμβάνειlambanei
take
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “lambanei” appears- the honorτιμήνtimēn
honor
The respect and esteem given to someone for who they are.
Where else “timēn” appears- calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenos
call to life
God inviting someone to a new life.
Where else “kaloumenos” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- AaronἈαρώνAarōn
Aaron
Aaron, brother of Moses and the first high priest.
Where else “Aarōn” appears
The context
3and because of it he must, as for the people, so also for himself, offer sacrifices for sins.
4 · This verse (above)
5So also the Messiah did not glorify himself to become high priest, but it was the one who said to him: You are my Son; today I have begotten you,