Heb 1:8 | RWP | e4.org | O God ( ο θεος ). This quotation (the fifth) is from . A Hebrew nuptial ode ( επιθαλαμιυμ ) for a king treated here as Messianic. It is not certain whether ο θεος is here the vocative (address with the nominative form as in with the Messiah termed θεος as is possible, ) or ο θεος is nominative (subject or predicate) with εστιν (is) understood: "God is thy throne" or "Thy throne is God." Either makes good sense. Sceptre ( ραβδος ). Old word for walking-stick, staff ( ).

‏ Hebrews 1:8

O God ( ο θεος ). This quotation (the fifth) is from Ps 45:7f. A Hebrew nuptial ode ( επιθαλαμιυμ ) for a king treated here as Messianic. It is not certain whether ο θεος is here the vocative (address with the nominative form as in Joh 20:28 with the Messiah termed θεος as is possible, Joh 1:18) or ο θεος is nominative (subject or predicate) with εστιν (is) understood: "God is thy throne" or "Thy throne is God." Either makes good sense.

Sceptre ( ραβδος ). Old word for walking-stick, staff (Heb 11:21).