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to that extentκατὰ τοσοῦτοJesusἸησοῦςhas becomeγέγονενthe guarantorἔγγυοςof a betterκρείττονοςcovenant.διαθήκης
Hebrews 7:22
Study it in the app“to that extent Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.”
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 7:22, word by word
- to that extentτοσοῦτοtosouto
so much, so great
So much, so great.
Where else “tosouto” appears- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
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- has becomeγέγονενgegonen
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “gegonen” appears- the guarantorἔγγυοςengyos
guarantor
Guarantor: someone who guarantees with his own person.
Where else “engyos” appears- of a betterκρείττονοςkreittonos
better
Better; more useful or more excellent.
Where else “kreittonos” appears- covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēs
covenant
The agreement with promises and obligations that God makes with his people.
Where else “diathēkēs” appears
The context
21but this one with an oath, through the one who said to him: The Lord has sworn and will not relent: You are a priest forever—
22 · This verse (above)
23And they have become priests in great numbers because they were prevented by death from continuing;