Hebrews 2:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

God also bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders, and by manifold powers, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to his own will.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Συνεπιμαρτυροῦντος τοῦ Θεοῦ, σημείοις τε καὶ τέρασιν, καὶ ποικίλαις δυνάμεσιν, καὶ Πνεύματος Ἁγίου μερισμοῖς, κατὰ τὴν αὐτοῦ θέλησιν;

Transliteration

Synepimarturountos the Theou, with sēmeiois both and terasin, and various dynamesin, and Pneumatos Hagiou merismois, according to his thelēsin;

Grammar Details

• *Synepimarturountos*: present active participle, genitive masculine singular - bearing witness together with
• *Theou*: genitive masculine singular - of God
• *sēmeiois*: dative neuter plural - with signs
• *terasin*: dative neuter plural - with wonders
• *dynamesin*: dative feminine plural - with powers/miracles
• *Pneumatos*: genitive neuter singular - of Spirit
• *Hagiou*: genitive neuter singular - of Holy
• *merismois*: dative masculine plural - with distributions/gifts
• *thelēsin*: accusative feminine singular - will/desire

Word Meanings

• *Synepimarturountos*: bearing witness together with/testifying alongside
• *sēmeiois*: signs/tokens/indications
• *terasin*: wonders/portents/marvels
• *dynamesin*: powers/miracles/mighty works
• *merismois*: distributions/divisions/gifts
• *thelēsin*: will/desire/purpose

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 12:4-9 : 4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of workings, but {G2076} the same God, who worketh all things in all. 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit to profit withal. 8 For to one {G3303} is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom; and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit: 9 to another faith, in the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, in the one Spirit; 10 and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits; to another [divers] kinds of tongues; and to another the interpretation of tongues: 11 but all these worketh the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each one severally even as he will.
• Eph 1:5 : 5 having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
• Eph 4:8-9 : 8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, And gave gifts unto men. 9 (Now this, He ascended, what is it {G1487} but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He that descended is the same also that ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) 11 And he gave some [to be] apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
• Eph 1:9 : 9 making known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him
• Acts 19:11-12 : 11 And God wrought {G3756} special miracles by the hands of Paul: 12 insomuch that {G2532} unto the sick were carried away from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the evil spirits went out.
• Rom 15:18-19 : 18 For I will not dare to speak of any things save those which Christ wrought through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed, 19 in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and round about even unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ;
• Mark 16:20 : 20 And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Amen.
• John 4:48 : 48 Jesus therefore said unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will in no wise believe.
• John 15:26 : 26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall bear witness of me:
• Acts 2:32-33 : 32 This Jesus did God raise up, whereof we all are witnesses. 33 Being therefore by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he hath poured forth this, which ye see and hear.
• Acts 3:15-16 : 15 and killed the Prince of life; whom God raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. 16 And by faith in his name hath his name made this man strong, whom ye behold and know: yea, the faith which is through him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
• Acts 4:10 : 10 be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, [even] in him doth this man stand here before you whole.
• Acts 14:3 : 3 Long time therefore {G3303} they tarried [there] speaking boldly in the Lord, who bare witness unto the word of his grace, {G2532} granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
• Dan 4:35 : 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?