King James Version

Hebrews 2:9

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “without” (χωρὶς) before God here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “by [the] grace” (χάριτι) before God here.

τὸνtonwhoὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “who”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.whoδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.βραχύbrachua 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 angelsἠλαττωμένονēlattōmenonto make lessἐλαττόω (elattoō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to make less”, a completed action with a present resultG1642I make less (inferior).This verse uses “make less”.βλέπομενblepomento seeβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to see”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.This verse uses “see”.ἸησοῦνiēsounJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the object formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.διὰdiaforδιάpreposition — “for”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.forτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πάθημαpathēmasufferingπάθημαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “suffering”, the object formG3804(a) suffering, affliction, (b) passion, emotion, (c) an undergoing, an enduring.This verse uses “suffering”.the sufferingτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θανάτουthanatouof deathθάνατος (thanatos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of death”, the of-formG2288death, physical or spiritual.of deathδόξῃdoxēwith 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.honourἐστεφανωμένονestephanōmenonto crownστεφανόω (stephanoō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to crown”, a completed action with a present resultG4737I crown, adorn, decorate.This verse uses “crown”.ὅπωςhopōsthatὅπωςconjunction — “that”G3704how, in order that, so that, that.thatχωρὶςchōriswithoutχωρίςpreposition — “without”G5565apart from, separately from; without.This verse uses “without”.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godὑπὲρhuperforὑπέρpreposition — “for”G5228gen: in behalf of; acc: above.forπαντὸςpantosevery manπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “every man”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.every manγεύσηταιgeusētaito tasteγεύομαι (geuomai)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to taste”, a single actionG1089(a) I taste, (b) I experience.This verse uses “taste”.θανάτουthanatoudeathθάνατος (thanatos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “death”, the of-formG2288death, physical or spiritual.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

χάριτιcharitiby the graceχάρις (charis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “by the grace”, the to- or for-formG5485(a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.This verse uses “grace”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and him who was made some little less than messengers we see — Jesus — because of the suffering of the death, with glory and honour having been crowned, that by the grace of God for every one he might taste of death.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But we behold him who hath been made a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for every man .

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

But we see him who has been made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for everyone.

Darby Translation

but we see Jesus, who [was] made some little inferior to angels on account of the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; so that by the grace of God he should taste death for every thing.

Douay-Rheims

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour: that, through the grace of God, he might taste death for all.

Alludes to

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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