Hebrews 2:14

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐπεὶ οὖν τὰ παιδία κεκοινώνηκεν σαρκός καὶ αἵματος, καὶ αὐτὸς παραπλησίως μετέσχεν τῶν αὐτῶν· ἵνα διὰ τοῦ θανάτου καταργήσῃ τὸν τὸ κράτος ἔχοντα τοῦ θανάτου, τοῦτʼ ἔστιν, τὸν διάβολον·

Transliteration

Since oun the paidia kekoinōnēken sarkos and haimatos, also he paraplēsiōs meteschen of the same; so that through thanatou katargēsē the one kratos echonta of thanatou, that is, the diabolon;

Grammar Details

• *oun*: conjunction - therefore/then
• *paidia*: nominative neuter plural - children
• *kekoinōnēken*: perfect active indicative, 3rd singular - have shared/participated in
• *sarkos*: genitive feminine singular - of flesh
• *haimatos*: genitive neuter singular - of blood
• *paraplēsiōs*: adverb - likewise/similarly
• *meteschen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - partook/shared
• *thanatou*: genitive masculine singular - of death
• *katargēsē*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - he might destroy/nullify
• *kratos*: accusative neuter singular - power/might
• *echonta*: present active participle, accusative masculine singular - having
• *diabolon*: accusative masculine singular - devil

Word Meanings

• *paidia*: children/young ones/offspring
• *kekoinōnēken*: have shared/participated in/have in common
• *sarkos*: flesh/body/human nature
• *haimatos*: blood/bloodshed/life
• *paraplēsiōs*: likewise/similarly/in the same way
• *meteschen*: partook/shared/participated in
• *katargēsē*: might destroy/nullify/bring to nothing
• *kratos*: power/might/dominion
• *diabolon*: devil/slanderer/accuser

Referenced Verses

• 2 Tim 1:10 : 10 But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
• John 1:14 : 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,(and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
• Hos 13:14 : 14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
• Rom 8:3 : 3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
• Col 2:15 : 15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
• John 12:31-33 : 31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. 32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. 33 {G1161} This he said, signifying what death he should die.
• 1 John 3:8-9 : 8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
• Rom 14:9 : 9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
• 1 Cor 15:50 : 50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
• Isa 25:8 : 8 He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
• Isa 53:12 : 12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
• Gen 3:15 : 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
• Isa 7:14 : 14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
• 1 Cor 15:54-57 : 54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 56 {G1161} The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Gal 4:4 : 4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
• Phil 2:7-8 : 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
• Heb 2:18 : 18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.
• Heb 4:15 : 15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
• Heb 9:15 : 15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
• Rev 1:18 : 18 {G2532} I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
• Rev 2:10 : 10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
• Rev 12:9 : 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
• Rev 20:2 : 2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
• 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
• Matt 25:41 : 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
• John 12:24 : 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.