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Hebrews 1

Heb. 1:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Being made
ginomai (Greek #1096)
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
KJV usage: arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
Pronounce: ghin'-om-ahee
Origin: a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb
so much
tosoutos (Greek #5118)
so vast as this, i.e. such (in quantity, amount, number of space)
KJV usage: as large, so great (long, many, much), these many.
Pronounce: tos-oo'-tos
Origin: from τόσος (so much; apparently from 3588 and 3739) and 3778 (including its variations)
better
kreitton (Greek #2909)
stronger, i.e. (figuratively) better, i.e. nobler
KJV usage: best, better.
Pronounce: krite'-tohn
Origin: comparative of a derivative of 2904
than the angels
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
aggelos (Greek #32)
a messenger; especially an "angel"; by implication, a pastor
KJV usage: angel, messenger.
Pronounce: ang'-el-os
Origin: from ἀγγέλλω (probably derived from 71; compare 34) (to bring tidings)
, as
hosos (Greek #3745)
as (much, great, long, etc.) as
KJV usage: all (that), as (long, many, much) (as), how great (many, much), (in-)asmuch as, so many as, that (ever), the more, those things, what (great, -soever), wheresoever, wherewithsoever, which, X while, who(-soever).
Pronounce: hos'-os
Origin: by reduplication from 3739
he hath by inheritance obtained
kleronomeo (Greek #2816)
to be an heir to (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: be heir, (obtain by) inherit(-ance).
Pronounce: klay-ron-om-eh'-o
Origin: from 2818
a more excellent
diaphoros (Greek #1313)
varying; also surpassing
KJV usage: differing, divers, more excellent.
Pronounce: dee-af'-or-os
Origin: from 1308
name
onoma (Greek #3686)
a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority, character)
KJV usage: called, (+ sur-)name(-d).
Pronounce: on'-om-ah
Origin: from a presumed derivative of the base of 1097 (compare 3685)
than
para (Greek #3844)
properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)
KJV usage: above, against, among, at, before, by, contrary to, X friend, from, + give (such things as they), + that (she) had, X his, in, more than, nigh unto, (out) of, past, save, side...by, in the sight of, than, (there-)fore, with. In compounds it retains the same variety of application.
Pronounce: par-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition
they
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
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Heb. 1:9• 9Thou hast loved righteousness and hast hated lawlessness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with oil of gladness above thy companions. (Heb. 1:9)
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Heb. 2:9• 9but we see Jesus, who was made some little inferior to angels on account of the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; so that by the grace of God he should taste death for every thing. (Heb. 2:9)
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Eph. 1:21• 21above every principality, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name named, not only in this age, but also in that to come; (Eph. 1:21)
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Col. 1:18• 18And *he* is the head of the body, the assembly; who is the beginning, firstborn from among the dead, that *he* might have the first place in all things: (Col. 1:18)
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Col. 2:10• 10and ye are complete in him, who is the head of all principality and authority, (Col. 2:10)
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2 Thess. 1:7• 7and to you that are troubled repose with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with the angels of his power, (2 Thess. 1:7)
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1 Peter 3:22• 22who is at the right hand of God, gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being subjected to him. (1 Peter 3:22)
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Rev. 5:11‑12• 11And I saw, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and their number was ten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of thousands;
 12saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that has been slain, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. (Rev. 5:11‑12)
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Psa. 2:7‑8• 7I will declare the decree: Jehovah hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; *I* this day have begotten thee.
 8Ask of me, and I will give thee nations for an inheritance, and for thy possession the ends of the earth: (Psa. 2:7‑8)
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Phil. 2:9‑11• 9Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and granted him a name, that which is above every name,
 10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of heavenly and earthly and infernal beings,
 11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to God the Father's glory. (Phil. 2:9‑11)
• The law they received as ordained by ministry of angels (Acts 7:50; Gal. 3:19). They were wont therefore to regard with awe and wonder those obedient messengers of God's power, of which there can be no stronger proof than John's temptation in Rev. 19 {Rev. 19:10}; Hence the gravity of the further testimony to Christ's glory here. (“Hebrews 1:2-4” by W. Kelly)
• The significance of these passages to a converted Jew is evident, and we readily perceive the adaptation of the argument to such, for the Jewish economy was under the administration of angels, according to their own belief—a belief fully grounded on the Word. (“Hebrews 1” by J.N. Darby)
• {v.4-5} Psalm 2 is quoted to prove that, coming into the world, Christ takes a place much better than that of the most exalted created beings. (“The Glory of the Son: Hebrews 1” by H. Smith)
• Christ is indeed presented in Scripture as the Son from all eternity; here He is hailed as the Son when born in time. (“The Glory of the Son: Hebrews 1” by H. Smith)
• He is contrasted with angels, and this contrast is not merely mentioned and then dismissed; the theme is elaborated at considerable length, and continues to the end of the chapter. (“Hebrews 1” by F.B. Hole)
• First, He has a more excellent name than angels by inheritance; second, He has been made better than they….The first refers to His superiority by reason of His Godhead glory; the second to the place He now occupies in Manhood, as the Accomplisher of redemption. (“Hebrews 1” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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taking a place by so much better than the angels, as he inherits a name more excellent than they.

W. Kelly Translation

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having become by so much better than the angels as he hath by inheritance a name more excellent than they.