Hebrews 7:16

Greek
ὃςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὅς, ἥ, ὅ

greek

Meaning:

* Who * Which * What

The relative pronoun that connects a relative clause to a main clause, referring back to a noun or pronoun (called the antecedent).

It is distinct from ὅτι (“that,” introducing indirect speech) and from ὅς as an interrogative in older Greek (meaning
οὐ κατὰ νόμον ἐντολῆς σαρκίνης γέγονενplugin-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
ἀλλὰ κατὰ δύναμιν ζωῆς ἀκαταλύτου,
ESV
who has become a priest, not on the basis of a legal requirement concerning bodily descent, but by the power of an indestructible life.
NIV
one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life.
NLT
Jesus became a priest, not by meeting the physical requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the power of a life that cannot be destroyed.
KJV
Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.

Hebrews 7:15 ← Hebrews 7:16 → Hebrews 7:17

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