Hebrews 7:28

“For 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.”

Hebrews 7:28 · direct translation from the Greek
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Hebrews 7:28, word by word

the lawνόμοςnomos

law

The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.

Where else “nomos” appears
appointsκαθίστησινkathistēsin

appoint

To charge someone with something.

Where else “kathistēsin” appears
human beingsἀνθρώπουςanthrōpous

person

A person, man or woman.

Where else “anthrōpous” appears
who haveἔχονταςechontas

have

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

Where else “echontas” appears
weaknessἀσθένειανastheneian

weakness

Lack of strength.

Where else “astheneian” appears
as high priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereis

high priest

The chief of the priests; Jesus is that forever.

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the wordλόγοςlogos

message

What God says, proclaimed to people.

Where else “logos” appears
of the oathὁρκωμοσίαςhorkōmosias

oath

An oath; the taking of an oath to confirm something.

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a Sonυἱόνhuion

Son

Jesus, the Son of God.

Where else “huion” appears
made perfectτετελειωμένονteteleiōmenon

make perfect

To bring something to its fullness, lacking nothing.

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foreverαἰῶναaiōna

forever

Time without end.

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The context

27who 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.

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