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A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">1063</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1063">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">γὰρ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/gar_1063.htm" title="gar: For.">gar</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">for</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">1909</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1909">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἐπὶ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/epi_1909.htm" title="epi: after.">epi</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">after</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3498.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3498: (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.">3498</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3498.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3498">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">νεκροῖς<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/nekrois_3498.htm" title="nekrois: dead.">nekrois</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">death</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural">Adj-DMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/949.htm" title="Strong's Greek 949: Firm, steadfast, enduring, sure, certain. From the base of basis; stable.">949</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_949.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 949">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">βεβαία,<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/bebaia_949.htm" title="bebaia: firm.">bebaia</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[is] affirmed,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular">Adj-NFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1893.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1893: Of time: when, after; of cause: since, because; otherwise: else. From epi and ei; thereupon, i.e. Since.">1893</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1893.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1893">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἐπεὶ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/epei_1893.htm" title="epei: since.">epei</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">since</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">3361</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3361">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">μή‿<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/me__3361.htm" title="mē: not.">mē</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4218.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4218: At one time or other, at some time, formerly. From the base of pou and te; indefinite adverb, at some time, ever.">4218</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4218.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4218">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ποτε<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/pote_4219.htm" title="pote: never.">pote</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">at the time</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2480.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2480: To have strength, be strong, be in full health and vigor, be able; meton: I prevail. From ischus; to have force.">2480</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2480.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2480">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἰσχύει<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ischuei_2480.htm" title="ischyei: it is of force.">ischyei</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">it is in force,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIA-3S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3753.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3753: When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When.">3753</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3753.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3753">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ὅτε<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ote_3753.htm" title="hote: when.">hote</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">when</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2198.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2198: To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live.">2198</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2198.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2198">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ζῇ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ze__2198.htm" title="zē: is living.">zē</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">is living</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIA-3S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ὁ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/o_3588.htm" title="ho: the.">ho</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the [one]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Nominative Masculine Singular">Art-NMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1303.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1303: (a) I appoint, make (of a covenant), (b) I make (a will). Middle voice from dia and tithemi; to put apart, i.e. dispose.">1303</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1303.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1303">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">διαθέμενος.<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/diathemenos_1303.htm" title="diathemenos: testator.">diathemenos</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">having made [it],</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-APM-NMS</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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</script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Greek Texts</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nestle/hebrews/9.htm">ΠΡΟΣ ΕΒΡΑΙΟΥΣ 9:17 Greek NT: Nestle 1904</a><br></span><span class="greek">διαθήκη γὰρ ἐπὶ νεκροῖς βεβαία, ἐπεὶ μή ποτε ἰσχύει ὅτε ζῇ ὁ διαθέμενος.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/whdc/hebrews/9.htm">ΠΡΟΣ ΕΒΡΑΙΟΥΣ 9:17 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881</a><br></span><span class="greek">διαθήκη γὰρ ἐπὶ νεκροῖς βεβαία, ἐπεὶ μὴ τότε ἰσχύει ὅτε ζῇ ὁ διαθέμενος.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/whnac/hebrews/9.htm">ΠΡΟΣ ΕΒΡΑΙΟΥΣ 9:17 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants]</a><br></span><span class="greek">διαθήκη γὰρ ἐπὶ νεκροῖς βεβαία, ἐπεὶ μὴ ͜ τότε ἰσχύει ὅτε ζῇ ὁ διαθέμενος.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bz05/hebrews/9.htm">ΠΡΟΣ ΕΒΡΑΙΟΥΣ 9:17 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005</a><br></span><span class="greek">Διαθήκη γὰρ ἐπὶ νεκροῖς βεβαία, ἐπεὶ μήποτε ἰσχύει ὅτε ζῇ ὁ διαθέμενος.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/goc/hebrews/9.htm">ΠΡΟΣ ΕΒΡΑΙΟΥΣ 9:17 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church</a><br></span><span class="greek">διαθήκη γὰρ ἐπὶ νεκροῖς βεβαία, ἐπεὶ μήποτε ἰσχύει ὅτε ζῇ ὁ διαθέμενος.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/t8/hebrews/9.htm">ΠΡΟΣ ΕΒΡΑΙΟΥΣ 9:17 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition</a><br></span><span class="greek">διαθήκη γάρ ἐπί νεκρός βέβαιος ἐπεί μήποτε ἰσχύω ὅτε ζάω ὁ διατίθεμαι</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tr94/hebrews/9.htm">ΠΡΟΣ ΕΒΡΑΙΟΥΣ 9:17 Greek NT: Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894</a><br></span><span class="greek">διαθήκη γὰρ ἐπὶ νεκροῖς βεβαία, ἐπεὶ μή ποτε ἰσχύει ὅτε ζῇ ὁ διαθέμενος.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tr/hebrews/9.htm">ΠΡΟΣ ΕΒΡΑΙΟΥΣ 9:17 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550</a><br></span><span class="greek">διαθήκη γὰρ ἐπὶ νεκροῖς βεβαία ἐπεὶ μήποτε ἰσχύει ὅτε ζῇ ὁ διαθέμενος</span><div align="left"><span class="toptext"><a href="//study.interlinearbible.org/hebrews/9.htm">Hebrews 9:17 Greek Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/hebrews/9.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/hebrews/9.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:ltr"><span class="greek"><span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1242.htm" title="diathēkē: covenant -- 1242: testament, will, covenant -- Noun - Nominative Singular Feminine">διαθήκη</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1063.htm" title="gar: For -- 1063: for, indeed (a conjunc. used to express cause, explanation, inference or continuation) -- Conjunction">γὰρ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1909.htm" title="epi: after -- 1909: on, upon -- Preposition">ἐπὶ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3498.htm" title="nekrois: dead -- 3498: dead -- Adjective - Dative Plural Masculine">νεκροῖς</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/949.htm" title="bebaia: valid -- 949: firm, secure -- Adjective - Nominative Singular Feminine">βεβαῖα</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1893.htm" title="epei: otherwise -- 1893: when, because -- Conjunction">ἐπεὶ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3361.htm" title="mē: not -- 3361: not, that...not, lest (used for qualified negation) -- Particle - Negative">μὴ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3379.htm" title="tote: never -- 3379: never, lest ever -- Adverb">τότε</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2480.htm" title="ischuei: is it enforced -- 2480: to be strong, have power -- Verb - Present Active Indicative - Third Person Singular">ἰσχύει</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3753.htm" title="ote: while -- 3753: when -- Adverb">ὅτε</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2198.htm" title="zē: lives -- 2198: to live -- Verb - Present Active Indicative - Third Person Singular">ζῇ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="o: -- 3588: the -- Article - Nominative Singular Masculine">ὁ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1303.htm" title="diathemenos: who made covenant -- 1303: to place separately, i.e. dispose of by a will -- Verb - Aorist Middle Participle - Nominative Singular Masculine">διαθέμενος.</a></span> </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/hebrews/9.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1063.htm" title="gar (gar) -- and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet">For</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1242.htm" title="diatheke (dee-ath-ay'-kay) -- covenant, testament">a testament</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/949.htm" title="bebaios (beb'-ah-yos) -- firm, of force, stedfast, sure">is of force</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1909.htm" title="epi (ep-ee') -- about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside ">after</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3498.htm" title="nekros (nek-ros') -- dead">men are dead</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1893.htm" title="epei (ep-i') -- because, else, for that (then, -asmuch as), otherwise, seeing that, since, when">otherwise</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2480.htm" title="ischuo (is-khoo'-o) -- be able, avail, can do(-not), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole ">it is of</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3379.htm" title="mepote (may'-pot-eh) -- if peradventure, lest (at any time, haply), not at all, whether or not">no</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2480.htm" title="ischuo (is-khoo'-o) -- be able, avail, can do(-not), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole ">strength</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3379.htm" title="mepote (may'-pot-eh) -- if peradventure, lest (at any time, haply), not at all, whether or not">at all</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3753.htm" title="hote (hot'-eh) -- after (that), as soon as, that, when, while">while</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1303.htm" title="diatithemai (dee-at-ith'-em-ahee) -- appoint, make, testator">the testator</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2198.htm" title="zao (dzah'-o) -- life(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick">liveth</a></span></div><div align="right"><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/hebrews/9.htm">Hebrews 9:17 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">כי רק במות המת תכון דיתיקי ואיננה בתקפה בעוד מקימה בחיים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//pes.scripturetext.com/hebrews/9.htm">Hebrews 9:17 Aramaic NT: Peshitta</a><br></span><span class="aramaic">ܥܠ ܡܝܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܫܬܪܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܡܐ ܕܚܝ ܗܘ ܕܥܒܕܗ ܠܝܬ ܒܗ ܚܫܚܘ ܀</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/hebrews/9-17.htm">Additional Parallel Greek</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hebrews/9.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />For a covenant is valid only when men are dead, for it is never in force while the one who made it lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hebrews/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For a testament <i>is</i> of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hebrews/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For a will is valid only when people die, since it is never in force while the one who made it is living. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/48-21.htm" 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