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Hebrews 9:15

And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

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ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andδιὰdiacauseδιάpreposition — “cause”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.causeτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.διαθήκηςdiathēkēstestamentδιαθήκη (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”.testamentκαινῆςkainēsnewκαινός (kainos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “new”, the of-formG2537fresh, new, unused, novel.This verse uses “new”.μεσίτηςmesitēsmediatorμεσίτηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “mediator”, the subject formG3316(a) a mediator, intermediary, (b) a go-between, arbiter, agent of something good.ἐστίνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὅπωςhopōsthatὅπωςconjunction — “that”G3704how, in order that, so that, that.thatθανάτουthanatouof deathθάνατος (thanatos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of death”, the of-formG2288death, physical or spiritual.of deathγενομένουgenomenouto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.εἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinredemptionἀπολύτρωσις (apolutrōsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “redemption”, the object formG629release effected by payment of ransom; redemption, deliverance.This verse uses “redemption”.the redemptionτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπὶepithat were underἐπίpreposition — “that were under”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.that were underτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πρώτῃprōtēfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “first”, the to- or for-formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.the firstδιαθήκῃdiathēkētestamentδιαθήκηnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “testament”, the to- or for-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”.testamentπαραβάσεωνparabaseōntransgressionπαράβασις (parabasis)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “transgression”, the of-formG3847a transgression, overstepping, deviation.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπαγγελίανepangelianpromiseἐπαγγελία (epangelia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “promise”, the object formG1860a promise.the promiseλάβωσινlabōsinto takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “to take”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κεκλημένοιkeklēmenoito callκαλέω (kaleō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to call”, a completed action with a present resultG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.This verse uses “call”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.αἰωνίουaiōniouof eternalαἰώνιος (aiōnios)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “of 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”.of eternalκληρονομίαςklēronomiasinheritanceκληρονομία (klēronomia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “inheritance”, the of-formG2817an inheritance, an heritage, regularly the gift of God to His chosen people, in the Old Testament: the Promised Land, in NT a possession viewed in one sense as present, in another as future; a share, participation.inheritance

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And because of this, of a new covenant he is mediator, that, death having come, for redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, those called may receive the promise of the age-during inheritance,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And for this cause he is the mediator of a new covenant, that a death having taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, they that have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

For this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, since a death has occurred for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, that those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

Darby Translation

And for this reason he is mediator of a new covenant, so that, death having taken place for redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, the called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

Douay-Rheims

And therefore he is the mediator of the new testament: that by means of his death, for the redemption of those transgressions, which were under the former testament, they that are called may receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

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