Forγὰρthe MessiahΧριστόςdid notοὐenterεἰσῆλθενintoεἰςa holy placeἅγιαmade with hands,χειροποίηταa copyἀντίτυπαof the true one,τῶν ἀληθινῶνbutἀλλ’intoεἰςheavenτὸν οὐρανόνitself,αὐτὸνnowνῦνto appearἐμφανισθῆναιin the presenceτῷ προσώπῳof Godτοῦ θεοῦon our behalf;ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν
Hebrews 9:24
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Hebrews 9:24, word by word
- the MessiahΧριστόςChristos
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- enterεἰσῆλθενeisēlthen
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eisēlthen” appears- a holy placeἅγιαhagia
holy place
Places and things set apart for God.
Where else “hagia” appears- made with handsχειροποίηταcheiropoiēta
made by hands
Made by human hands.
Where else “cheiropoiēta” appears- a copyἀντίτυπαantitypa
copy
A reproduction made after a true model.
Where else “antitypa” appears- of the true oneἀληθινῶνalēthinōn
true
True, genuine, real.
Where else “alēthinōn” appears- heavenοὐρανόνouranon
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranon” appears- to appearἐμφανισθῆναιemphanisthēnai
appear
To show oneself to others so they see and know one.
Where else “emphanisthēnai” appears- in the presenceπροσώπῳprosōpōi
presence
Literally "the face": being in front of someone, face to face.
Where else “prosōpōi” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
The context
23It was necessary, then, for the copies of the things in the heavens to be purified with these rites, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
24 · This verse (above)
25nor did he enter to offer himself many times, as the high priest enters into the Holy Place every year with blood not his own,