Hebrews 7:18
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So the former commandment is set aside because it was weak and useless

Young's Literal Translation
for a disannulling indeed doth come of the command going before because of its weakness, and unprofitableness,

King James Bible
For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

Greek
So
μὲν (men)
Conjunction
Strong's 3303: A primary particle; properly, indicative of affirmation or concession; usually followed by a contrasted clause with de.

the former
προαγούσης (proagousēs)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 4254: From pro and ago; to lead forward; intransitively, to precede (participle, previous).

commandment
ἐντολῆς (entolēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 1785: An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription.

is
γίνεται (ginetai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

set aside
Ἀθέτησις (Athetēsis)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 115: Annulment, nullification, abrogation. From atheteo; cancellation.

because
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

it [was]
αὐτῆς (autēs)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

weak
ἀσθενὲς (asthenes)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 772: (lit: not strong), (a) weak (physically, or morally), (b) infirm, sick. Strengthless.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

useless
ἀνωφελές (anōpheles)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 512: Useless, unprofitable. Useless or inutility.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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