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τοσούτῳ κρείττων γενόμενοςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγίνομαι greek Meaning * To Become * To Come into being * Generate * To Happen * Brought to pass Verb. Different from εἰμί (which means “to be” - a state of existence); γίνομαι, instead, emphasizes coming to be - a transition or event.John 1:14John 1:3Matthew 6:10 τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀγγέλων ὅσῳ διαφορώτερον παρ’ αὐτοὺςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) κεκληρονόμηκεν ὄνομα. |
| ESV |
having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
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| NIV |
So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.
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| NLT |
This shows that the Son is far greater than the angels, just as the name God gave him is greater than their names.
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| KJV |
Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
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Hebrews 1:3 ← Hebrews 1:4 → Hebrews 1:5
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