Butδὲwhen the MessiahΧριστὸςcameπαραγενόμενοςas high priestἀρχιερεὺςof the good thingsτῶν ἀγαθῶνthat have come,γενομένωνthroughδιὰthe greaterτῆς μείζονοςandκαὶmore perfectτελειοτέραςtent,σκηνῆςnotοὐmade with hands,χειροποιήτουthat is,τοῦτ’ ἔστινnotοὐof thisταύτηςcreation,τῆς κτίσεως
Hebrews 9:11
Study it in the app“But when the Messiah came as high priest of the good things that have come, through the greater and more perfect tent, not made with hands, that is, not of this creation,”
His blood, unlike that of animals, cleanses the conscienceThe Cross
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 9:11, word by word
- when the MessiahΧριστὸςChristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christos” appears- cameπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenos
arrive, come
Arrive, come, be present.
Where else “paragenomenos” appears- as high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereus
high priest
The chief of the priests; Jesus is that forever.
Where else “archiereus” appears- of the good thingsἀγαθῶνagathōn
possessions
What one owns, possessions.
Where else “agathōn” appears- that have comeγενομένωνgenomenōn
come
To reach a place, or fall upon someone.
Where else “genomenōn” appears- the greaterμείζονοςmeizonos
greater
Of greater importance or rank than the rest.
Where else “meizonos” appears- more perfectτελειοτέραςteleioteras
perfect
Whole, lacking nothing.
Where else “teleioteras” appears- tentσκηνῆςskēnēs
tabernacle
The portable sanctuary that Israel carried through the wilderness, where God dwelt.
Where else “skēnēs” appears- made with handsχειροποιήτουcheiropoiētou
made by hands
Made by human hands.
Where else “cheiropoiētou” appears- that isἔστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- creationκτίσεωςktiseōs
creation
All that God made, or a being he made.
Where else “ktiseōs” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “of the good things to come.”
The context
10resting only on foods and drinks and various immersions, regulations for the flesh imposed until a time of reformation.
11 · This verse (above)
12not through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, he entered once for all into the Holy Place, having obtained eternal redemption.