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a ministerλειτουργὸςof the holy placeτῶν ἁγίωνandκαὶof the trueτῆς ἀληθινῆςtent,τῆς σκηνῆςwhichἣνthe Lordὁ κύριοςpitched,ἔπηξενnotοὐκa human being.ἄνθρωπος
Hebrews 8:2
Study it in the app“a minister of the holy place and of the true tent, which the Lord pitched, not a human being.”
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 8:2, word by word
- a ministerλειτουργὸςleitourgos
servant, minister
A public servant: someone who carries out a service for the community or a sacred service.
Where else “leitourgos” appears- of the holy placeἁγίωνhagiōn
holy place
Places and things set apart for God.
Where else “hagiōn” appears- of the trueἀληθινῆςalēthinēs
true
True, genuine, real.
Where else “alēthinēs” appears- tentσκηνῆςskēnēs
tabernacle
The portable sanctuary that Israel carried through the wilderness, where God dwelt.
Where else “skēnēs” appears- the Lordκύριοςkyrios
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appears- pitchedἔπηξενepēxen
pitch, set up
Pitch, set up a tent, fixing its pegs.
Where else “epēxen” appears- a human beingἄνθρωποςanthrōpos
mortal
Humans, weak before God.
Where else “anthrōpos” appears
The context
1Now the main point of what is being said is this: we have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,
2 · This verse (above)
3For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; therefore it is necessary for this one also to have something that he may offer.