King James Version
Hebrews 7:22
By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
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κατὰkataByκατάpreposition — “By”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.Byτοσοῦτοtosoutoso muchτοσοῦτος (tosoutos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “so much”, the object formG5118so great, so large, so long, so many.so muchκρείττονοςkreittonosgreaterκρείττων (kreíttōn)adjective, comparative, genitive, singular, feminine — “greater”, the of-formG2909Strong’s files this form under G2908 (κρεῖσσον).of a betterδιαθήκηςdiathēkēstestamentδιαθήκη (diathēkē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “testament”, the of-formG1242(a) a covenant between two parties, (b) (the ordinary, everyday sense [found a countless number of times in papyri]) a will, testament.This verse uses “testament”.testamentγέγονενgegonento beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, a completed action with a present resultG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ἔγγυοςenguosguarantorἔγγυοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “guarantor”, the subject formG1450a surety, security.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
by so much of a better covenant hath Jesus become surety,
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American Standard Version (1901)
by so much also hath Jesus become the surety of a better covenant.
Young’s Literal Translation
by so much of a better covenant hath Jesus become surety,
World English Bible
By so much, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
Darby Translation
by so much Jesus became surety of a better covenant.
Douay-Rheims
By so much is Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
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