Revised Version 1895

Hebrews 7

1ForγὰρgarG1063thisΟὗτοςHoutosG3778MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκ,MelchisedekG3198,kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofG575SalemΣαλήμ,SalēmG4532,priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409ofG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316Mostὑψίστου,hupsistouG5310HighG5310,whoG3588metσυναντήσαςsunantēsasG4876AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11returningὑποστρέφοντιhupostrephontiG5290fromG575theG3588slaughterκοπῆςkopēsG2871ofG575theG3588kingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935,andκαὶkaiG2532blessedεὐλογήσαςeulogēsasG2127himαὐτόν,autonG846,

2toG2532whomᾧhōG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11dividedἐμέρισενemerisenG3307aG1510tenthG1181partG1181ofG575allπάντωνpantōnG3956(beingG1510firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413,byG575interpretation,KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofG575righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,andG2532thenG2532alsoκαὶkaiG2532KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofG575SalemΣαλήμ,SalēmG4532,whichὅhoG3739isG1510,KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofG575peaceεἰρήνης,eirēnēsG1515;

3withoutG35fatherἀπάτωρ,apatōrG540,withoutG35motherἀμήτωρ,amētōrG282,withoutG35genealogyG35,havingἔχων,echōnG2192neitherμήτεmēteG3383beginningἀρχὴνarchēnG746ofG5207daysἡμερῶν,hēmerōnG2250norμήτεmēteG3383endτέλοςtelosG5056ofG5207lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,butδὲdeG1161madeG871likeG871untotheG3588SonυἱῷhuiōG5207ofG5207GodθεοῦtheouG2316), abideth apriestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409continuallyδιηνεκές.¶diēnekesG1336.

4NowδὲdeG1161considerhowπηλίκοςpēlikosG4080greatG4080thisG3778manG3778was, untowhomᾧhōG3739AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,theτῶνtōnG3588patriarchπατριάρχης.patriarchēsG3966,gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325atenthG1181outG1537ofG1537theὁhoG3588chiefspoilsἀκροθινίωνakrothiniōnG205.

5AndG2532theyG846indeedG2532ofG5207theG3588sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207ofG5207LeviΛευὶLeuiG3017thatG3778receiveG2983theG3588priest’sG2405officeG2405havecommandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785toG2596takeG2983tithesofG5207theG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596theG3588lawνόμον,nomonG3551,thatG3778isἔστινestinG1510,ofG5207theirG846brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,thoughG2532theseG3778havecomeἐξεληλυθόταςexelēluthotasG1831outG1831ofG5207theG3588loinsὀσφύοςosphuosG3751ofG5207AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11:

6butδὲdeG1161heG2532whoseG846genealogyγενεαλογούμενοςgenealogoumenosG1075isnotμὴmēG3361countedfromG1537themG846hath takentithesδεδεκάτωκενdedekatōkenG1183ofG1537AbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11,andG2532hathblessedεὐλόγηκεν.eulogēkenG2127himG846thatG846haththeG3588promisesἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860.

7ButδὲdeG1161withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565anyG3956disputeἀντιλογίας·antilogiasG485theG3956lessἔλαττονelattonG1640isblessedεὐλογεῖται.eulogeitaiG2127ofG3956theG3956betterG2909.

8AndG2532hereὧδεhōdeG5602menG444thatG3754dieἀποθνῄσκοντεςapothnēskontesG599receiveλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983tithesG1181;butG1161thereἐκεῖekeiG1563oneG444,ofG444whomitG1161iswitnessedμαρτυρούμενοςmarturoumenosG3140thatG3754heG2532liveth.

9AndG2532,soG2532toG3004sayG3004,throughδι᾽di᾽G1223AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11evenG2532LeviG3018,whoὁhoG3588receivethtithesG1181, hathpaidδεδεκάτωται.dedekatōtaiG1183tithesG1181;

10forγὰρgarG1063heG846wasἦνēnG1510yetἔτιetiG2089inἐνenG1722theG3588loinsὀσφύϊosphuiG3751ofG3962hisG846fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,whenὅτεhoteG3753MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκ.¶MelchisedekG3198metσυνήντησενsunēntēsenG4876himG846.

11NowG2532ifΕἰEiG1487thereG1510wasG1510perfectionτελείωσιςteleiōsisG5050throughG1223theG3588LeviticalΛευιτικῆςLeuitikēsG3020priesthoodἱερωσύνηςhi'erōsunēsG2420(forγὰρgarG1063underἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909itαὐτῆςautēsG846haththeG3588peopleλαὸςlaosG2992receivedG3549theG3588lawG3549),whatτίςtisG5101furtherἔτιetiG2089needχρείαchreiaG5532wasG1510thereG1510thatλέγεσθαι;legesthaiG3004anotherἕτερονheteronG2087priestἱερέαhi'ereaG2409shouldG2532ariseἀνίστασθαιanistasthaiG450afterκατὰkataG2596theG3588orderτάξινtaxinG5010ofG1223MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκMelchisedekG3198,andG2532notοὐouG3756beG1510reckonedafterκατὰkataG2596theG3588orderτάξινtaxinG5010ofG1223AaronἈαρὼνAarōnG2?

12ForγὰρgarG1063theG3588priesthoodἱερωσύνηςhi'erōsunēsG2420beingG1096changed,thereG1096ismadeG1096ofG1537necessityἀνάγκηςanagkēsG318achangeμετάθεσιςmetathesisG3331alsoκαὶkaiG2532ofG1537theG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551.

13ForγὰρgarG1063heG3739ofG575whomG3739theseG3778thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778aresaidG3004belongethtoG3004anotherἑτέραςheterasG2087tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443,fromG575whichG3739noοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762manG3778hath given attendance attheτῷtōG3588altarθυσιαστηρίῳ.thusiastēriōG2379.

14ForγὰρgarG1063itG3739isevidentπρόδηλονprodēlonG4271thatὅτιhotiG3754ourG2962LordκύριοςkuriosG2962hath sprungoutG1537ofG1537JudahἸούδαIoudaG2455;asG1519toG1519whichG3739tribeφυλὴνphulēnG5443MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475spakenothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762concerningπερὶperiG4012priestsἱερέωνhi'ereōnG2409.

15AndG2532whatG3588weG1487sayisG1510yetG2532moreἔτιetiG2089abundantly evident,ifG1487afterG2596theG3588likenessὁμοιότηταhomoiotētaG3665ofG2596MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκMelchisedekG3198thereG1510arisethanotherἕτερος,heterosG2087priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409,

16whoG3739hathbeenG1096madeG1096,notοὐouG3756afterκατὰkataG2596theG3739lawνόμονnomonG3551ofG3551a carnalcommandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785,butἀλλὰallaG235afterκατὰkataG2596theG3739powerδύναμινdunaminG1411ofG3551anG1096endlesslifeζωῆςzōēsG2222:

17forG1063itG3140iswitnessedG3140ofG2596himεἰςeisG1519, Thou art apriestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409forG1063everαἰῶναaiōnaG165AfterG2596theG3588orderτάξινtaxinG5010ofG2596MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκ.¶MelchisedekG3198.

18ForγὰρgarG1063thereγίνεταιginetaiG1096is a disannullingofG1223a foregoingcommandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785becauseG1223ofG1223itsαὐτῆςautēsG846weaknessἀσθενὲςasthenesG772andκαὶkaiG2532unprofitableness

19(forγὰρgarG1063theG3588lawνόμος,nomosG3551madeG5048nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762perfectἐτελείωσενeteleiōsenG5048),andδὲdeG1161a bringinginG2316thereuponofG1223abetterG2909hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680,throughG1223whichG3739weG3739drawἐγγίζομενengizomenG1448nigh untoGodθεῷ.theōG2316.

20AndκαὶkaiG2532inasmuchasὅσονhosonG3745itG1510isG1510notοὐouG3756withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565theG3588takingG1096ofκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596anG1510oathὁρκωμοσίας.horkōmosiasG3728

21(forG1519theyG846indeedG2532havebeenG2532madeG3004priestsἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409withoutG3756anG2532oathὁρκωμοσίαςhorkōmosiasG3728;butδὲdeG1161heG2532withμετὰmetaG3326anG2532oathG3728byG1223himG846thatG3004saithofG1223himG846,TheG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962swareandG2532willG2962notG3756repenthimselfG846, Thou art apriestG2409forG1519everαἰῶναaiōnaG165);

22byG2596soG2532muchτοσοῦτοtosoutoG5118alsoκαὶkaiG2532hathJesusἸησοῦς.¶IēsousG2424becomeγέγονενgegonenG1096theG2532suretyofG2596abetterG2909covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242.

23AndG2532theyG2532indeedG2532haveG1510beenG1510madeG1096priestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409manyG4183inG2532number,becauseG1223thatG1096byG1223deathθανάτῳthanatōG2288theyG2532areG1510hinderedκωλύεσθαιkōluesthaiG2967fromG2532continuingπαραμένειν·parameneinG3887:

24butδὲdeG1161heG846,becauseδιὰdiaG1223heG846abidethforεἰςeisG1519everαἰῶναaiōnaG165, hathhisG846priesthoodἱερωσύνην·hi'erōsunēnG2420unchangeable.

25WhereforealsoκαὶkaiG2532heG2532isableδύναταιdunataiG1410toG1519saveσῴζεινsōzeinG4982toG1519theG3588uttermostthemG846thatG846drawπροσερχομένουςproserchomenousG4334nearG4334untoGodθεῷtheōG2316throughδι᾽di᾽G1223himG846, seeingheG2532ever livethtoG1519makeG1793intercessionG1793forG1519themG846.

26ForγὰρgarG1063suchΤοιοῦτοςToioutosG5108ahighἀρχιερεύς,archiereusG749priestG749becameγενόμενος·genomenosG1096us,holyὅσιος,hosiosG3741, guileless,undefiledἀμίαντος,amiantosG283,separatedκεχωρισμένοςkechōrismenosG5563fromἀπὸapoG575sinnersἁμαρτωλῶν,hamartōlōnG268,andκαὶkaiG2532madeG1096higherthanκαὶkaiG2532theG3588heavensοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772;

27whoG3739needethnotοὐκoukG3756dailyG2596,likeὥσπερhōsperG5618thoseοἱhoiG3588highἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749,toG2596offerG4374upἀναφέρεινanaphereinG399sacrificesθυσίαςthusiasG2378,firstG4387forG1063hisG4160ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,andG2250thenἔπειταepeitaG1899forG1063theτῶνtōnG3588sinsG266ofG2250theτῶνtōnG3588peopleλαοῦ·laouG2992:forG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778heG3739didG4160onceἐφάπαξephapaxG2178forG1063allτοῦtouG3588,whenG3739heG3739offeredG4374upἀνενέγκας.anenegkasG399himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438.

28ForG1063theG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551appointethmenἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444highἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749,havingἔχονταςechontasG2192infirmityἀσθένειαν,astheneianG769;butδὲdeG1161theG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056ofG5207theG3588oathὁρκωμοσίαςhorkōmosiasG3728,whichG3588wasafterμετὰmetaG3326theG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551, appointeth aSonυἱὸνhuionG5207,perfectedτετελειωμένον.¶teteleiōmenonG5048forG1063evermore.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

Commentaries on Hebrews 7