τοσούτῳtosoutōso muchτοσοῦτος (tosoutos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “so much”, the to- or for-formG5118so great, so large, so long, so many.so muchκρείττωνkreittōngreaterκρείττωνadjective, comparative, nominative, singular, masculine — “greater”, the subject formG2909Strong’s files this form under G2908 (κρεῖσσον).better thanγενόμενοςgenomenosto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγγέλωνangelōnangelsἄγγελος (angelos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “angels”, the of-formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.the angelsὅσῳhosōasὅσος (hosos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “as”, the to- or for-formG3745how much, how great, how many, as great as, as much.asδιαφορώτερονdiaphorōterona more excellentδιάφορος (diaphoros)adjective, comparative, accusative, singular, neuter — “a more excellent”, the object formG1313differing, different; hence: excellent.This verse uses “excellent”.a more excellentπαρ’parthanπαρά (para)preposition — “than”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.thanαὐτοὺςautoustheyαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “they”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “they”.theyκεκληρονόμηκενkeklēronomēkento inheritκληρονομέω (klēronomeō)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to inherit”, a completed action with a present resultG2816I inherit, obtain (possess) by inheritance, acquire.This verse uses “inherit”.ὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “name”, the object formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
having become so much better than the messengers, as he did inherit a more excellent name than they.
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American Standard Version (1901)
having become by so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they.
Young’s Literal Translation
having become so much better than the messengers, as he did inherit a more excellent name than they.
World English Bible
having become as much better than the angels as the more excellent name he has inherited is better than theirs.
Darby Translation
taking a place by so much better than the angels, as he inherits a name more excellent than they.
Douay-Rheims
Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they.
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