King James Version

Hebrews 5:9

And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andτελειωθεὶςteleiōtheisbeing made perfectτελειόω (teleioō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “being made perfect”, a single actionG5048(a) as a course, a race, or the like: I complete, finish (b) as of time or prediction: I accomplish, (c) I make perfect; pass: I am perfected.being made perfectἐγένετοegenetohe becameγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he became”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.he becameπᾶσινpasinunto allπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “unto all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.unto allτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὑπακούουσινhupakouousinthem that obeyὑπακούω (hupakouō)verb, present active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “them that obey”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5219I listen, hearken to, obey, answer.This verse uses “obey”.them that obeyαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himαἴτιοςaitioscauserαἴτιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “causer”, the subject formG159the cause, author; the culprit, the accused; the crime.σωτηρίαςsōtēriassalvationσωτηρία (sōtēria)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “salvation”, the of-formG4991welfare, prosperity, deliverance, preservation, salvation, safety.This verse uses “salvation”.αἰωνίουaiōnioueternalαἰώνιος (aiōnios)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “eternal”, the of-formG166age-long, and therefore: practically eternal, unending; partaking of the character of that which lasts for an age, as contrasted with that which is brief and fleeting.This verse uses “eternal”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having been made perfect, he did become to all those obeying him a cause of salvation age-during,

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American Standard Version (1901)

and having been made perfect, he became unto all them that obey him the author of eternal salvation;

Young’s Literal Translation

and having been made perfect, he did become to all those obeying him a cause of salvation age-during,

World English Bible

Having been made perfect, he became to all of those who obey him the author of eternal salvation,

Darby Translation

and having been perfected, became to all them that obey him, author of eternal salvation;

Douay-Rheims

And being consummated, he became, to all that obey him, the cause of eternal salvation.

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