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Hebrews 2

Heb. 2:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
one
tis (Greek #5100)
some or any person or object
KJV usage: a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).
Pronounce: tis
Origin: an enclitic indefinite pronoun
in a certain place
pou (Greek #4225)
as adverb of place, somewhere, i.e. nearly
KJV usage: about, a certain place.
Pronounce: poo
Origin: genitive case of an indefinite pronoun πός (some) otherwise obsolete (compare 4214)
testified
diamarturomai (Greek #1263)
to attest or protest earnestly, or (by implication) hortatively
KJV usage: charge, testify (unto), witness.
Pronounce: dee-am-ar-too'-rom-ahee
Origin: from 1223 and 3140
, saying
lego (Greek #3004)
properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas 2036 and 5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while 4483 is properly to break silence merely, and 2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
KJV usage: ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
Pronounce: leg'-o
Origin: a primary verb
, What
tis (Greek #5101)
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
KJV usage: every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.
Pronounce: tis
Origin: probably emphatic of 5100
is
esti (Greek #2076)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
KJV usage: are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
Pronounce: es-tee'
Origin: third person singular present indicative of 1510
man
anthropos (Greek #444)
man-faced, i.e. a human being
KJV usage: certain, man.
Pronounce: anth'-ro-pos
Origin: from 435 and ὤψ (the countenance; from 3700)
c, that
hoti (Greek #3754)
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
KJV usage: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
Pronounce: hot'-ee
Origin: neuter of 3748 as conjunction
thou art mindful
mimnesko (Greek #3403)
to remind, i.e. (middle voice) to recall to mind
KJV usage: be mindful, remember.
Pronounce: mim-nace'-ko
Origin: a prolonged form of 3415 (from which some of the tenses are borrowed)
of him
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)
? or
e (Greek #2228)
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
KJV usage: and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially 2235, 2260, 2273.
Pronounce: ay
Origin: a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms
the son
huios (Greek #5207)
a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
KJV usage: child, foal, son.
Pronounce: hwee-os'
Origin: apparently a primary word
of man
anthropos (Greek #444)
man-faced, i.e. a human being
KJV usage: certain, man.
Pronounce: anth'-ro-pos
Origin: from 435 and ὤψ (the countenance; from 3700)
, that
hoti (Greek #3754)
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
KJV usage: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
Pronounce: hot'-ee
Origin: neuter of 3748 as conjunction
thou visitest
episkeptomai (Greek #1980)
to inspect, i.e. (by implication) to select; by extension, to go to see, relieve
KJV usage: look out, visit.
Pronounce: ep-ee-skep'-tom-ahee
Origin: middle voice from 1909 and the base of 4649
him
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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Psa. 8:4•  (Psa. 8:4)
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The Son of Man

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Ministry on This Verse

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in.
Heb. 4:4• 4For he hath said somewhere of the seventh [day] thus, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works; (Heb. 4:4)
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Heb. 5:6• 6even as also in another [place] he saith, Thou [art] priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek; (Heb. 5:6)
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1 Peter 1:11• 11searching what or what sort of time the Spirit of Christ that [was] in them did indicate when testifying beforehand the sufferings that [were] for Christ, and the glories after them. (1 Peter 1:11)
What.
Job 7:17‑18•  (Job 7:17‑18)
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Job 15:14•  (Job 15:14)
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Psa. 8:4‑8•  (Psa. 8:4‑8)
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Psa. 144:3•  (Psa. 144:3)
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Isa. 40:17•  (Isa. 40:17)
the son.
Job 25:6•  (Job 25:6)
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Psa. 146:3‑4•  (Psa. 146:3‑4)
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Isa. 51:12•  (Isa. 51:12)
visitest.
Gen. 50:24•  (Gen. 50:24)
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Luke 1:68,78• 68Blessed be [the] Lord the God of Israel; because he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,
 78on account of [the] bowels of mercy of our God; whereby [the] day-spring from on high has visited us, (Luke 1:68,78)
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Luke 7:16• 16And fear seized on all and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has been raised up amongst us; and God has visited his people. (Luke 7:16)
• {v.6-7} Thus all things without exception (save He who has made them subject to Him) are, according to the purpose of God, put under the feet of man, and in particular of the Son of Man. (“Hebrews 2” by J.N. Darby)
• “What is man?” Looking at man fallen, he is indeed very small: looking at man according to the counsels of God as set forth in Christ, the Son of Man, he is very great. (“The Glory of the Son of Man: Hebrews 2:5-18” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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but one has testified somewhere, sayingb, What is man, that thou rememberestc him, or son of man that thou visitest him?

JND Translation Notes

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b
See Ps. 8.4-6.
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An active recollection, because the object is cared for. so ch. 13.3.

W. Kelly Translation

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but one somewhere testified, saying, What is man that thou rememberesta him? or son of man that thou visitest him?

WK Translation Notes

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a
The Revisers kept the preterite verbs, according to Ps. 8:4, in verse 6, but in verse 7 it was forgotten.