Hebrews 8:2
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.”
κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
λειτουργός
a minister
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λειτουργός
a public servant, i.e. a functionary in the Temple or Gospel, or (genitive case) a worshipper (of God) or benefactor (of man)
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πήγνυμι
has pitched
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πήγνυμι
to fix ("peg"), i.e. (specially) to set up (a tent)
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σκηνή
tabernacle
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σκηνή
a tent or cloth hut (literally or figuratively)
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