Hebrews 5:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is beset by weakness.

Young's Literal Translation
able to be gentle to those ignorant and going astray, since himself also is compassed with infirmity;

King James Bible
Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

Greek
He is able
δυνάμενος (dynamenos)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.

to deal gently
μετριοπαθεῖν (metriopathein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 3356: To bear gently with, have compassion. From a compound of the base of metrios and pathos; to be moderate in passion, i.e. Gentle.

with those who
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

are ignorant
ἀγνοοῦσιν (agnoousin)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 50: To do not know, be ignorant of, sometimes with the idea of willful ignorance.

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

misguided,
πλανωμένοις (planōmenois)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4105: To lead astray, deceive, cause to wander. From plane; to roam.

since
ἐπεὶ (epei)
Conjunction
Strong's 1893: Of time: when, after; of cause: since, because; otherwise: else. From epi and ei; thereupon, i.e. Since.

he himself
αὐτὸς (autos)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 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.

is beset by
περίκειται (perikeitai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4029: From peri and keimai; to lie all around, i.e. Inclose, encircle, hamper.

weakness.
ἀσθένειαν (astheneian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 769: From asthenes; feebleness; by implication, malady; morally, frailty.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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