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Thereforeὅθενnot evenοὐδὲthe first covenantἡ πρώτηhas been inauguratedἐγκεκαίνισταιwithoutχωρὶςblood.αἵματος
Hebrews 9:18
Study it in the app“Therefore not even the first covenant has been inaugurated without blood.”
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Hebrews 9:18, word by word
- Thereforeὅθενhothen
therefore
Shows that what follows results from what was said before.
Where else “hothen” appears- the first covenantπρώτηprōtē
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōtē” appears- has been inauguratedἐγκεκαίνισταιenkekainistai
inaugurate, dedicate
Inaugurate, dedicate something new; put into effect for the first time.
Where else “enkekainistai” appears- withoutχωρὶςchōris
without, apart from
Without, apart from.
Where else “chōris” appears- bloodαἵματοςhaimatos
blood
The red fluid that runs through the bodies of people and animals.
Where else “haimatos” appears
The context
17For a covenant is firm at death, since it is never in force while the one who made it is alive.
18 · This verse (above)
19For when every commandment according to the law had been spoken by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of the calves with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,