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Hebrews 8:7

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The definite article
πρώτη ἐκείνη ἦνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

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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.
ἄμεμπτος, οὐκ ἂν δευτέρας ἐζητεῖτο τόπος·
ESV
For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second.
NIV
For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another.
NLT
If the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need for a second covenant to replace it.
KJV
For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.

Hebrews 8:6 ← Hebrews 8:7 → Hebrews 8:8

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