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Hebrews 2:3

How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;

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πῶςpōsHowπῶςadverb — “How”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.HowἡμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).shall weἐκφευξόμεθαekpheuxomethaescapeἐκφεύγω (ekpheugō)verb, future middle indicative, 1st person plural — “escape”, an action still aheadG1628I flee out, away, escape; with an acc: I escape something.escapeτηλικαύτηςtēlikautēsso greatτηλικοῦτος (tēlikoutos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “so great”, the of-formG5082so great, so large, important.so greatἀμελήσαντεςamelēsantesto neglectἀμελέω (ameleō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to neglect”, a single actionG272I neglect, am careless of, disregard.σωτηρίαςsōtēriassalvationσωτηρία (sōtēria)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “salvation”, the of-formG4991welfare, prosperity, deliverance, preservation, salvation, safety.This verse uses “salvation”.salvationἥτιςhētiswhichὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.whichἀρχὴνarchēnat the firstἀρχή (archē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “at the first”, the object formG746(a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning.at the firstλαβοῦσαlabousabeganλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “began”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.beganλαλεῖσθαιlaleisthaito be spokenλαλέω (laleō)verb, present passive infinitive — “to be spoken”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.to be spokenδιὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “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.byτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkuriouLordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the Lordὑπὸhupobyὑπόpreposition — “by”G5259by, under, about.byτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀκουσάντωνakousantōnthem that heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “them that heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.them that heardεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐβεβαιώθηebebaiōthēto confirmβεβαιόω (bebaioō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to confirm”, a single actionG950I confirm, ratify, secure, establish; pass: I guarantee.This verse uses “confirm”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

how shall we escape, having neglected so great salvation? which a beginning receiving — to be spoken through the Lord — by those having heard was confirmed to us,

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American Standard Version (1901)

how shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation? which having at the first been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed unto us by them that heard;

Young’s Literal Translation

how shall we escape, having neglected so great salvation? which a beginning receiving — to be spoken through the Lord — by those having heard was confirmed to us,

World English Bible

how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation—which at the first having been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard,

Darby Translation

how shall we escape if we have been negligent of so great salvation, which, having had its commencement in being spoken [of] by the Lord, has been confirmed to us by those who have heard;

Douay-Rheims

How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation? which having begun to be declared by the Lord, was confirmed unto us by them that heard him.

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