King James Version

Hebrews 2:16

For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.

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οὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.δήπουdēpouso + πού=somewhereδήπουparticle — “so + πού=somewhere”G1222Strong’s files this form under G4225 (πού).ἀγγέλωνangelōnhim the nature of angelsἄγγελος (angelos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “him the nature of angels”, the of-formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.him the nature of angelsἐπιλαμβάνεταιepilambanetaihe took onἐπιλαμβάνομαι (epilambanomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he took on”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1949I lay hold of, take hold of, seize (sometimes with beneficent, sometimes with hostile, intent).he took onἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.σπέρματοςspermatoshim the seedσπέρμα (sperma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “him the seed”, the of-formG4690(a) seed, commonly of cereals, (b) offspring, descendents.This verse uses “seed”.him the seedἈβραὰμabraamof AbrahamἈβραάμnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Abraham”, the of-formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.of Abrahamἐπιλαμβάνεταιepilambanetaito catchἐπιλαμβάνομαι (epilambanomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to catch”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1949I lay hold of, take hold of, seize (sometimes with beneficent, sometimes with hostile, intent).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for, doubtless, of messengers it doth not lay hold, but of seed of Abraham it layeth hold,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For verily not to angels doth he give help, but he giveth help to the seed of Abraham.

Young’s Literal Translation

for, doubtless, of messengers it doth not lay hold, but of seed of Abraham it layeth hold,

World English Bible

For most certainly, he doesn’t give help to angels, but he gives help to the offspring of Abraham.

Darby Translation

For he does not indeed take hold of angels [by the hand], but he takes hold of the seed of Abraham.

Douay-Rheims

For no where doth he take hold of the angels: but of the seed of Abraham he taketh hold.

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