Hebrews 7
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Hebrews 7:1-17

1γὰρgarG1063ThisΟὗτοςHoutosG3778ὁhoG3588MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκ,MelchisedekG3198waskingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of SalemΣαλήμ,SalēmG4532andpriestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316τοῦtouG3588Most Highὑψίστου,hupsistouG5310.ὁhoG3588He metσυναντήσαςsunantēsasG4876AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11returningὑποστρέφοντιhupostrephontiG5290fromἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588slaughterκοπῆςkopēsG2871of theτῶνtōnG3588kingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935andκαὶkaiG2532blessedεὐλογήσαςeulogēsasG2127himαὐτόν,autonG846,
2andκαὶkaiG2532AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11apportionedἐμέρισενemerisenG3307toᾧhōG3739hima tenthG1181ofἀπὸapoG575everythingπάντωνpantōnG3956.FirstG4412, his nameμὲνmenG3303meansἑρμηνευόμενοςhermēneuomenosG2059“kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343δὲdeG1161.”ThenἔπειταepeitaG1899alsoκαὶkaiG2532, “kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of SalemΣαλήμ,SalēmG4532ὅhoG3739”meansἐστινestinG1510“kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of peaceεἰρήνης,eirēnēsG1515.”
3Without fatherἀπάτωρ,apatōrG540ormotherἀμήτωρ,amētōrG282orgenealogyἀγενεαλόγητος,agenealogētosG35,withoutμήτε ἔχων,mēte echōnG2192G3383beginningἀρχὴνarchēnG746of daysἡμερῶν,hēmerōnG2250orμήτεmēteG3383endτέλοςtelosG5056of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222δὲdeG1161,likeἀφωμοιωμένοςaphōmoiōmenosG871theτῷtōG3588SonυἱῷhuiōG5207τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,he remainsμένειmeneiG3306a priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409forεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588all timeδιηνεκές.¶diēnekesG1336.
4δὲdeG1161ConsiderΘεωρεῖτεTheōreiteG2334how greatπηλίκοςpēlikosG4080Melchizedek wasοὗτος,houtosG3778:EvenκαὶkaiG2532theτῶνtōnG3588patriarchπατριάρχης.patriarchēsG3966AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325himᾧhōG3739a tenthG1181ofἐκekG1537theὁhoG3588plunderἀκροθινίωνakrothiniōnG205.
5Nowκαὶ μὲνkai menG2532G3303κατὰkataG2596theοἱhoiG3588lawνόμον,nomonG3551commandsἐντολὴν ἔχουσινentolēn echousinG2192G1785theτῶνtōnG3588sonsἐκ υἱῶν τὴνek huiōn tēnG1537G3588G5207of LeviΛευὶLeuiG3017who becomeλαμβάνοντεςlambanontesG2983τὸνtonG3588priestsἱερατείανhi'erateianG2405to collect a tenthἀποδεκατοῦνapodekatounG586from theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992—thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστινestinG1510,fromτοὺςtousG3588theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80—thoughκαίπερkaiperG2539they too are descendedἐξεληλυθόταςexelēluthotasG1831fromἐκ τῆς ὀσφύοςek tēs osphuosG1537G3588G3751AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11.
6ButδὲdeG1161MelchizedekὁhoG3588,who did not trace his descentμὴ γενεαλογούμενοςmē genealogoumenosG3361G1075fromἐξexG1537LeviαὐτῶνautōnG846,collected a tenthδεδεκάτωκενdedekatōkenG1183from AbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11andκαὶkaiG2532blessedεὐλόγηκεν.eulogēkenG2127him whoτὸνtonG3588hadἔχονταechontaG2192theτὰςtasG3588promisesἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860.
7AndδὲdeG1161indisputablyχωρὶς πάσης ἀντιλογίας·chōris pasēs antilogiasG5565G3956G485,theτὸtoG3588lesserἔλαττονelattonG1640is blessedεὐλογεῖται.eulogeitaiG2127byὑπὸhupoG5259theτοῦtouG3588greaterG2909.
8In the caseκαὶ ὧδε μὲνkai hōde menG2532G3303G5602of the Levites,mortalἀποθνῄσκοντεςapothnēskontesG599menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444collectλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983the tenthG1181;butδὲdeG1161in the caseἐκεῖekeiG1563of Melchizedek,it is affirmedμαρτυρούμενοςmarturoumenosG3140thatὅτιhotiG3754he lives onζῇ.zēaG2198.
9AndκαὶkaiG2532soὡςhōsG5613to speakἔπος εἰπεῖν·epos eipeinG2031G2036,LeviΛευὶLeuiG3017καὶkaiG2532,whoὁhoG3588collectsλαμβάνωνlambanōnG2983thetenthG1181,paid the tenthδεδεκάτωται.dedekatōtaiG1183throughδι᾽di᾽G1223AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11.
10ForγὰρgarG1063whenὅτεhoteG3753MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκ.¶MelchisedekG3198metσυνήντησενsunēntēsenG4876AbrahamαὐτῷautōG846, LeviwasἦνēnG1510stillἔτιetiG2089inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588loinὀσφύϊosphuiG3751ofτοῦtouG3588hisancestorπατρὸςpatrosG3962.
11NowοὖνounG3767ifΕἰEiG1487perfectionτελείωσιςteleiōsisG5050could have been attainedἦν,ēnG1510μὲνmenG3303throughδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588LeviticalΛευιτικῆςLeuitikēsG3020priesthoodἱερωσύνηςhi'erōsunēsG2420(forγὰρgarG1063onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909this basisαὐτῆςautēsG846theὁhoG3588peopleλαὸςlaosG2992received the lawνενομοθέτηται,nenomothetētaiG3549),whyτίςtisG5101was therestillἔτιetiG2089needχρείαchreiaG5532foranotherἕτερονheteronG2087priestἱερέαhi'ereaG2409to appearἀνίστασθαιanistasthaiG450—oneλέγεσθαι;legesthaiG3004inκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588orderτάξινtaxinG5010of MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκMelchisedekG3198andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐouG3756inκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588orderτάξινtaxinG5010of AaronἈαρὼνAarōnG2?
12ForγὰρgarG1063whentheτῆςtēsG3588priesthoodἱερωσύνηςhi'erōsunēsG2420is changedμετατιθεμένηςmetatithemenēsG3346, thelawνόμουnomouG3551mustἐξ ἀνάγκηςex anagkēsG1537G318be changedμετάθεσις γίνεται.metathesis ginetaiG3331G1096as wellκαὶkaiG2532.
13γὰρgarG1063Heofἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whomὃνhonG3739these thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778are saidλέγεταιlegetaiG3004belonged toμετέσχηκεν,meteschēkenG3348a differentἑτέραςheterasG2087tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443,fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575whichἧςhēsG3739no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762has ever servedπροσέσχηκενproseschēkenG4337at theτῷtōG3588altarθυσιαστηρίῳ.thusiastēriōG2379.
14ForγὰρgarG1063it isclearπρόδηλονprodēlonG4271thatὅτιhotiG3754ourG1473ὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962descendedἀνατέταλκενanatetalkenG393fromἐξexG1537JudahG2448,a tribeφυλὴνphulēnG5443as toεἰςeisG1519whichἣνhēnG3739MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475saidἐλάλησεν.¶elalēsenG2980nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762aboutπερὶperiG4012priestsἱερέωνhi'ereōnG2409.
15AndΚαὶKaiG2532this pointisἐστιν,estinG1510evenἔτιetiG2089moreG4053clearκατάδηλόνkatadēlonG2612ifεἰeiG1487anotherἕτερος,heterosG2087priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409κατὰkataG2596τὴνtēnG3588likeὁμοιότηταhomoiotētaG3665MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκMelchisedekG3198appearsἀνίσταταιanistataiG450,
16one whoὃςhosG3739has becomeγέγονενgegonenG1096a priestnotοὐouG3756byκατὰkataG2596a lawνόμονnomonG3551of successionἐντολῆς σαρκίνηςentolēs sarkinēsG1785G4560,butἀλλὰallaG235byκατὰkataG2596thepowerδύναμινdunaminG1411of an indestructibleἀκαταλύτου·akatalutouG179lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222.
17ForγὰρgarG1063it is testifiedμαρτυρεῖταιmartureitaiG3140ὅτιhotiG3754: “YouσὺsuG4771area priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409foreverεἰς τὸν αἰῶναeis ton aiōnaG1519G3588G165inκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588orderτάξινtaxinG5010of MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκ.¶MelchisedekG3198.”
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