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AndΚαὶtheyοἱhave becomeεἰσιν γεγονότεςpriestsἱερεῖςin great numbersπλείονέςbecauseδιὰ τὸthey were preventedκωλύεσθαιby deathθανάτῳfrom continuing;παραμένειν
Hebrews 7:23
Study it in the app“And they have become priests in great numbers because they were prevented by death from continuing;”
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Hebrews 7:23, word by word
- have becomeεἰσινeisin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appears- have becomeγεγονότεςgegonotes
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “gegonotes” appears- priestsἱερεῖςhiereis
priest
Priest: one who offered the sacrifices in the temple.
Where else “hiereis” appears- in great numbersπλείονέςpleiones
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pleiones” appears- they were preventedκωλύεσθαιkōlyesthai
hinder
To hinder, to prevent.
Where else “kōlyesthai” appears- by deathθανάτῳthanatōi
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanatōi” appears- from continuingπαραμένεινparamenein
continue
Not going away: staying in office or alive.
Where else “paramenein” appears
The context
22to that extent Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.
23 · This verse (above)
24but he, because he remains forever, holds his priesthood permanently.