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Εἴρηκε γάρ που περὶ τῆς ἑβδόμης οὕτω· καὶ κατέπαυσεν ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ. (Hebrews 4:4)

For he has said somewhere concerning the seventh [day] in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.”

Hebrews 4:4 quotes Genesis with theological intent. It’s not just repetition—it’s interpretation. The author reminds his readers that God’s rest was not metaphorical but decisive. The Greek reinforces this, using perfect and aorist tenses to root that rest in history, while pointing toward a deeper invitation for the present.

Grammatical Foundations

The verse begins with εἴρηκε, a perfect active indicative from λέγω, meaning “he has said.”… Learn Koine Greek