Heb 8:2 | RWP | e4.org | Minister ( λειτουργος ). See on ; . Of the sanctuary ( των αγιων ). "Of the holy places" ( τα αγια ), without any distinction (like .; ; ) between the holy place and the most holy place as in . Of the true tabernacle ( της σκηνης της αληθινης ). By way of explanation of των αγιων . For σκηνη see and σκηνος ( ), old word used here for the antitype or archetype of the tabernacle in the wilderness in which Aaron served, the ideal tabernacle in heaven of which the earthly tabernacle was a symbol and reproduced in the temple which merely copied the tabernacle. Hence it is the "genuine" tabernacle and see for αληθινος . Pitched ( επηξεν ). First aorist active indicative of πηγνυμ , old verb to fasten as the pegs of a tent, here only in the N.T. Cf. .

‏ Hebrews 8:2

Minister ( λειτουργος ). See on Ro 13:6; Php 2:25.

Of the sanctuary ( των αγιων ). "Of the holy places" ( τα αγια ), without any distinction (like 9:8f.; 10:19; 13:11) between the holy place and the most holy place as in 9:2f.

Of the true tabernacle ( της σκηνης της αληθινης ). By way of explanation of των αγιων. For σκηνη see Mt 17:4 and σκηνος (2Co 5:1), old word used here for the antitype or archetype of the tabernacle in the wilderness in which Aaron served, the ideal tabernacle in heaven of which the earthly tabernacle was a symbol and reproduced in the temple which merely copied the tabernacle. Hence it is the "genuine" tabernacle and see Joh 1:9 for αληθινος.

Pitched ( επηξεν ). First aorist active indicative of πηγνυμ, old verb to fasten as the pegs of a tent, here only in the N.T. Cf. Nu 24:6.