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Greek Lessons
- The Grammar of Perception and Presence
- Opened Eyes and Stern Silence: Syntax and Tension in Matthew 9:30
- Shining Like Lightning: Syntax, Transformation, and Prayer in Luke 9:29
- The Syntax of Survival: Postdiluvian Duration in a Simple Sentence
- Confession in the Aorist: Pharaoh’s Syntax of Contrition
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Tag Archives: Hebrews 3:6
Hebrews 3:6 and the Greek of Sonship and Confidence
Χριστὸς δὲ ὡς υἱὸς ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ, οὗ οἶκός ἐσμεν ἡμεῖς, ἐὰνπερ τὴν παρρησίαν καὶ τὸ καύχημα τῆς ἐλπίδος μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν κατάσχωμεν. (Hebrews 3:6)
But Christ, as a Son over his house, whose house we are, if indeed we hold fast the confidence and the boast of hope firm to the end.
The Role of the Son and the People of the House Χριστὸς δὲ ὡς υἱὸς ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ The phrase sets a contrast with Moses (v. 5), who was a servant “in” the house. Christ is a υἱός (“son”) ἐπὶ (“over”) his own house—indicating authority, not subordination.… Learn Koine Greek