Hebrews 9:23

23[It was] necessaryἈνάγκηthen [for]οὖνtheτὰindeedμὲνrepresentationsὑποδείγματαof the thingsτῶνinἐνtheτοῖςheavensοὐρανοῖςwith theseτούτοιςto be purifiedκαθαρίζεσθαι,themselvesαὐτὰhoweverδὲtheτὰheavenly thingsἐπουράνιαwith betterκρείττοσιsacrificesθυσίαιςthanπαρὰtheseταύτας.

Therefore [there was] a necessity indeed [for] the representations of the things in the heavens to be purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

Vocab difficulty

72.7

Rare words

  • ὑποδείγματα

    ὑπόδειγμα

    a figure, copy, example