King James Version

Hebrews 2:7

Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds a longer phrase after him: καὶ κατέστησας αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σου·.

ἠλάττωσαςēlattōsasThou madestἐλαττόω (elattoō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “Thou madest”, a single actionG1642I make less (inferior).Thou madestαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himβραχύbrachua littleβραχύadverb — “a little”G1024short, little, few.This verse uses “little”.a littleτιtioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “one”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.παρ’parthanπαρά (para)preposition — “than”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.thanἀγγέλουςangelousangelsἄγγελος (angelos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “angels”, the object formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.the angelsδόξῃdoxēwith gloryδόξα (doxa)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “with glory”, the to- or for-formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.with gloryκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτιμῇtimēhonourτιμήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “honour”, the to- or for-formG5092a price, honor.honourἐστεφάνωσαςestephanōsasto crownστεφανόω (stephanoō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to crown”, a single actionG4737I crown, adorn, decorate.This verse uses “crown”.αὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him

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καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.κατέστησαςkatestēsasdidst setκαθίστημι (kathistēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “didst set”, a single actionG2525I set down, bring down to a place; I set in order, appoint, make, constitute.This verse uses “set”.αὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐπὶepioverἐπίpreposition — “over”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔργαergaworksἔργον (ergon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “works”, the object formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χειρῶνcheirōnhandsχείρ (cheir)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “hands”, the of-formG5495a hand.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Thou didst make him some little less than messengers, with glory and honour Thou didst crown him, and didst set him over the works of Thy hands,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; Thou crownedst him with glory and honor, And didst set him over the works of thy hands:

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou didst make him some little less than messengers, with glory and honour Thou didst crown him, and didst set him over the works of Thy hands,

World English Bible

You made him a little lower than the angels. You crowned him with glory and honor.

Darby Translation

Thou hast made him some little inferior to the angels; thou hast crowned him with glory and honour, [and hast set him over the works of thy hands;]

Douay-Rheims

Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels: thou hast crowned him with glory and honour, and hast set him over the works of thy hands:

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Psalms 8:5 Psalms 8:5 · King James VersionFor thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.Psalms 8:5 · King James VersionOpen the Source
For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

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