Hebrews 7:23

Greek
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

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Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
μὲν πλείονές εἰσινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
γεγονότεςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγίνομαι

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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
ἱερεῖς διὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδιά

greek

Meaning:

* Through * Because * On account of

Preposition that relates to movement through space, time, means or cause - it's a preposition of movement and mediation.

When used with the genitive case, διά emphasizes the means or channel by which something happens.John 1:3Matthew 24:12John 1:32 Timothy 2:10Romans 5:1John 1:17
τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
θανάτῳ κωλύεσθαι παραμένειν·
ESV
The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office,
NIV
Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office;
NLT
There were many priests under the old system, for death prevented them from remaining in office.
KJV
And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:

Hebrews 7:22 ← Hebrews 7:23 → Hebrews 7:24

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