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Hebrews 3:6

Greek
Χριστὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigΧριστός

Christ means “anointed one”

The equivalent Hebrew word is Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ)

Noun, masculine.
δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ὡς υἱὸς ἐπὶ τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
οἶκον αὐτοῦ,plugin-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)
οὗ οἶκός ἐσμενplugin-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.
ἡμεῖς, ἐάν τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
παρρησίαν 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”
τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
καύχημα τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
ἐλπίδος μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν κατάσχωμεν.
ESV
but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.
NIV
But Christ is faithful as a son over God's house. And we are his house, if we hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast.
NLT
But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God's entire house. And we are God's house, if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ.
KJV
But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

Hebrews 3:5 ← Hebrews 3:6 → Hebrews 3:7

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