Hebrews 3:5

American Standard Version (1901)

And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were afterward to be spoken;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ Μωϋσῆς μὲν πιστὸς ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ, ὡς θεράπων, εἰς μαρτύριον τῶν λαληθησομένων·

Transliteration

And Mōysēs men pistos in holō the oikō of him, as therapōn, eis martyrion of the things lalēthēsomenōn;

Grammar Details

• *Mōysēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - Moses
• *men*: postpositive particle - indeed/on one hand (often paired with δέ)
• *pistos*: nominative, masculine, singular - faithful/trustworthy
• *holō*: dative, masculine, singular - whole/all/entire
• *oikō*: dative, masculine, singular - house/household
• *therapōn*: nominative, masculine, singular - servant/attendant
• *eis*: preposition + accusative - for/unto/as
• *martyrion*: accusative, neuter, singular - testimony/witness
• *lalēthēsomenōn*: future passive participle, genitive, neuter, plural - of things to be spoken

Word Meanings

• *men*: indeed/truly/on one hand
• *pistos*: faithful/trustworthy/reliable
• *holō*: whole/entire/complete
• *oikō*: house/household/family
• *therapōn*: servant/attendant/minister (higher class than a regular servant)
• *martyrion*: testimony/witness/evidence
• *lalēthēsomenōn*: things that would be spoken/things to be uttered later

Referenced Verses

• Num 12:7 : 7 My servant Moses is not so; he is faithful in all my house:
• Heb 3:2 : 2 who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also was Moses in all his house.
• Exod 14:31 : 31 And Israel saw the great work which Jehovah did upon the Egyptians, and the people feared Jehovah: and they believed in Jehovah, and in his servant Moses.
• Heb 8:5 : 5 who serve [that which is] a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, even as Moses is warned [of God] when he is about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern that was showed thee in the mount.
• 1 Cor 4:2 : 2 Here, moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
• 1 Tim 1:12 : 12 I thank him that enabled me, [even] Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to [his] service;
• Josh 8:31 : 31 as Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of unhewn stones, upon which no man had lifted up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt-offerings unto Jehovah, and sacrificed peace-offerings.
• Deut 34:5 : 5 So Moses the servant of Jehovah died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of Jehovah.
• Josh 1:2 : 2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
• Ps 105:26 : 26 He sent Moses his servant, [And] Aaron whom he had chosen.
• Matt 24:45 : 45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
• Matt 25:21 : 21 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
• Luke 12:42 : 42 And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?
• Luke 16:10-12 : 10 He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much. 11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true [riches] ? 12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?
• Luke 24:27 : 27 And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
• Luke 24:44 : 44 And he said unto them, These are my words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me.
• John 5:39 : 39 Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me;
• John 5:46-47 : 46 For if ye believed Moses, ye would believe me; for he wrote of me. 47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
• Acts 3:22-23 : 22 Moses indeed said, A prophet shall the Lord God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me. To him shall ye hearken in all things whatsoever he shall speak unto you. 23 And it shall be, that every soul that shall not hearken to that prophet, shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.
• Acts 7:37 : 37 This is that Moses, who said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me.
• Acts 28:23 : 23 And when they had appointed him a day, they came to him into his lodging in great number; to whom he expounded [the matter], testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.
• Rom 3:21 : 21 But now apart from the law a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
• Josh 1:7 : 7 Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest have good success whithersoever thou goest.
• Josh 1:15 : 15 until Jehovah have given your brethren rest, as [he hath given] you, and they also have possessed the land which Jehovah your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and possess it, which Moses the servant of Jehovah gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising.
• Josh 8:33 : 33 And all Israel, and their elders and officers, and their judges, stood on this side of the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, as well the sojourner as the homeborn; half of them in front of mount Gerizim, and half of them in front of mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of Jehovah had commanded at the first, that they should bless the people of Israel.
• Deut 3:24 : 24 O Lord Jehovah, thou hast begun to show thy servant thy greatness, and thy strong hand: for what god is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy mighty acts?
• Deut 18:15-19 : 15 Jehovah thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; 16 according to all that thou desiredst of Jehovah thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of Jehovah my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. 17 And Jehovah said unto me, They have well said that which they have spoken. 18 I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee; and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. 19 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
• Heb 9:24 : 24 For Christ entered not into a holy place made with hands, like in pattern to the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear before the face of God for us:
• 1 Pet 1:10-12 : 10 Concerning which salvation the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that [should come] unto you: 11 searching what [time] or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did point unto, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that should follow them. 12 To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
• Heb 9:8-9 : 8 the Holy Spirit this signifying, that the way into the holy place hath not yet been made manifest, while the first tabernacle is yet standing; 9 which [is] a figure for the time present; according to which are offered both gifts and sacrifices that cannot, as touching the conscience, make the worshipper perfect, 10 [ being] only (with meats and drinks and divers washings) carnal ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation. 11 But Christ having come a high priest of the good things to come, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation, 12 nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, entered in once for all into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption. 13 For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling them that have been defiled, sanctify unto the cleanness of the flesh:
• Neh 9:14 : 14 and madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by Moses thy servant,