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Hebrews 1:3

Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of Him” (αὐτοῦ) before through here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of us” (ἡμῶν) before sat down here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ὃςhosWhoὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Who”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “who”.Whoὢνōnbeingεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “being”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.beingἀπαύγασμαapaugasmabrightnessἀπαύγασμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “brightness”, the subject formG541a light flashing forth (from), radiation, gleam.the brightnessτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δόξηςdoxēsof his gloryδόξα (doxa)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of his glory”, the of-formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.of his gloryκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andχαρακτὴρcharaktērexpress imageχαρακτήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “express image”, the subject formG5481an impression, representation, exact reproduction; a graving-tool.the express imageτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὑποστάσεωςhupostaseōspersonὑπόστασις (hupostasis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “person”, the of-formG5287(lit: an underlying), (a) confidence, assurance, (b) a giving substance (or reality) to, or a guaranteeing, (c) substance, reality.personαὐτοῦautouof hisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of hisφέρωνpherōnto bearφέρω (pherō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to bear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5342I carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known.This verse uses “bear”.τεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πάνταpantaallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ῥήματιrhēmatideclarationῥῆμα (rhēma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “declaration”, the to- or for-formG4487a thing spoken, (a) a word or saying of any kind, as command, report, promise, (b) a thing, matter, business.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δυνάμεωςdunameōspowerδύναμις (dunamis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “power”, the of-formG1411(a) physical power, force, might, ability, efficacy, energy, meaning (b) plur: powerful deeds, deeds showing (physical) power, marvelous works.This verse uses “power”.powerδι’dibyδιά (dia)preposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byαὑτοῦhautouhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “himself”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfκαθαρισμὸνkatharismoncleansingκαθαρισμός (katharismos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “cleansing”, the object formG2512cleansing, purifying, purification, literal, ceremonial, or moral; met: expiation.This verse uses “cleansing”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnsinsἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “sins”, the of-formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.sinsποιησάμενοςpoiēsamenosto doποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.ἐκάθισενekathisensat downκαθίζω (kathizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “sat down”, a single actionG2523(a) trans: I make to sit; I set, appoint, (b) intrans: I sit down, am seated, stay.sat downἐνenonἐνpreposition — “on”G1722in, on, among.onδεξιᾷdexiaright handδεξιός (dexios)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “right hand”, the to- or for-formG1188on the right hand, right hand, right.This verse uses “right hand”.the right handτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μεγαλωσύνηςmegalōsunēsof the Majestyμεγαλωσύνη (megalōsunē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the Majesty”, the of-formG3172(divine) majesty, greatness.of the Majestyἐνenonἐνpreposition — “on”G1722in, on, among.onὑψηλοῖςhupsēloishighὑψηλός (hupsēlos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “high”, the to- or for-formG5308high, lofty.This verse uses “high”.high

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτοῦautouof hisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

who being the brightness of the glory, and the impress of His subsistence, bearing up also the all things by the saying of his might — through himself having made a cleansing of our sins, sat down at the right hand of the greatness in the highest,

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American Standard Version (1901)

who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, who, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Darby Translation

who being [the] effulgence of his glory and [the] expression of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, having made [by himself] the purification of sins, set himself down on the right hand of the greatness on high,

Douay-Rheims

Who being the brightness of his glory, and the figure of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, making purgation of sins, sitteth on the right hand of the majesty on high.

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