Hebrews 2:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, 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 differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9 {G1161} To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10 {G1161} To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
• Eph 1:5 : 5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
• Eph 4:8-9 : 8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) 11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
• Eph 1:9 : 9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
• Acts 19:11-12 : 11 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: 12 So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
• Rom 15:18-19 : 18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed, 19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
• Mark 16:20 : 20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
• John 4:48 : 48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not 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 testify of me:
• Acts 2:32-33 : 32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
• Acts 3:15-16 : 15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. 16 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by 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 by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
• Acts 14:3 : 3 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted 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?