Hebrews 7:27

“who does not have the need every day, as those high priests do, to offer up sacrifices first for his own sins, then for those of the people; for he did this once for all when he offered up himself.”

Hebrews 7:27 · direct translation from the Greek
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Hebrews 7:27, word by word

haveἔχειechei

have

To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.

Where else “echei” appears
the needἀνάγκηνanankēn

necessity

Something that cannot be avoided.

Where else “anankēn” appears
dayἡμέρανhēmeran

day

A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”

Where else “hēmeran” appears
asὥσπερhōsper

just as

Just as, in the same way as.

Where else “hōsper” appears
those high priests doἀρχιερεῖςarchiereis

high priest

The chief of the priests; Jesus is that forever.

Where else “archiereis” appears
to offer upἀναφέρεινanapherein

offer up

To present a sacrifice on the altar.

Where else “anapherein” appears
sacrificesθυσίαςthysias

sacrifice

What was offered to God on the altar.

Where else “thysias” appears
firstπρότερονproteron

before, former

Before, earlier; the former.

Where else “proteron” appears
his ownἰδίωνidiōn

own

What belongs to someone; their people, their family.

Where else “idiōn” appears
sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōn

sin

Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.

Where else “hamartiōn” appears
thenἔπειταepeita

then, afterward

Then, afterward.

Where else “epeita” appears
of the peopleλαοῦlaou

people

A people, above all Israel, God's people.

Where else “laou” appears
he didἐποίησενepoiēsen

do

To carry out an action or cause an effect.

Where else “epoiēsen” appears
once for allἐφάπαξephapax

once for all

A single occasion, enough forever.

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The context

26For such a high priest was indeed fitting for us: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

27 · This verse (above)

28For the law appoints human beings who have weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints a Son made perfect forever.

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