- 1For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;Οὗτος γὰρ ὁ βασιλεὺς Σαλήμ ἱερεὺς τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ὑψίστου ⸀ὁ συναντήσας Ἀβραὰμ ὑποστρέφοντι ἀπὸ τῆς κοπῆς τῶν βασιλέων καὶ εὐλογήσας αὐτόν
- 2To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;ᾧ καὶ δεκάτην ἀπὸ πάντων ἐμέρισεν Ἀβραάμ πρῶτον μὲν ἑρμηνευόμενος βασιλεὺς δικαιοσύνης ἔπειτα δὲ καὶ βασιλεὺς Σαλήμ ὅ ἐστιν βασιλεὺς εἰρήνης
- 3Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.ἀπάτωρ ἀμήτωρ ἀγενεαλόγητος μήτε ἀρχὴν ἡμερῶν μήτε ζωῆς τέλος ἔχων ἀφωμοιωμένος δὲ τῷ υἱῷ τοῦ θεοῦ μένει ἱερεὺς εἰς τὸ διηνεκές
- 4Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.Θεωρεῖτε δὲ πηλίκος οὗτος ⸀ᾧ δεκάτην Ἀβραὰμ ἔδωκεν ἐκ τῶν ἀκροθινίων ὁ πατριάρχης
- 5And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:καὶ οἱ μὲν ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν τὴν ἱερατείαν λαμβάνοντες ἐντολὴν ἔχουσιν ἀποδεκατοῦν τὸν λαὸν κατὰ τὸν νόμον τοῦτ’ ἔστιν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῶν καίπερ ἐξεληλυθότας ἐκ τῆς Ἀβραάμ
- 6But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.ὁ δὲ μὴ ἐξ αὐτῶν δεδεκάτωκεν ⸀Ἀβραάμ καὶ τὸν ἔχοντα τὰς ἐπαγγελίας εὐλόγηκεν
- 7And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.χωρὶς δὲ πάσης ἀντιλογίας τὸ ἔλαττον ὑπὸ τοῦ κρείττονος εὐλογεῖται
- 8And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.καὶ ὧδε μὲν δεκάτας ἄνθρωποι λαμβάνουσιν ἐκεῖ δὲ μαρτυρούμενος ὅτι ζῇ
- 9And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.καὶ ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν δι’ Ἀβραὰμ καὶ ὁ δεκάτας λαμβάνων δεδεκάτωται
- 10For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.ἔτι γὰρ ἐν τῇ τοῦ πατρὸς ἦν ὅτε συνήντησεν αὐτῷ
- 11If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?Εἰ μὲν οὖν τελείωσις διὰ τῆς ἱερωσύνης ἦν ὁ λαὸς γὰρ ἐπ’ ⸀αὐτῆς τίς ἔτι χρεία κατὰ τὴν τάξιν ἕτερον ἀνίστασθαι ἱερέα καὶ οὐ κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Ἀαρὼν λέγεσθαι
- 12For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.μετατιθεμένης γὰρ τῆς ἱερωσύνης ἐξ ἀνάγκης καὶ νόμου μετάθεσις γίνεται
- 13For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.ἐφ’ ὃν γὰρ λέγεται ταῦτα φυλῆς ἑτέρας μετέσχηκεν ἀφ’ ἧς οὐδεὶς προσέσχηκεν τῷ θυσιαστηρίῳ
- 14For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.πρόδηλον γὰρ ὅτι ἐξ Ἰούδα ἀνατέταλκεν ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν εἰς ἣν φυλὴν ⸂περὶ ἱερέων οὐδὲν⸃ ἐλάλησεν
- 15And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,Καὶ περισσότερον ἔτι κατάδηλόν ἐστιν εἰ κατὰ τὴν ὁμοιότητα ἀνίσταται ἱερεὺς ἕτερος
- 16Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.ὃς οὐ κατὰ νόμον ἐντολῆς ⸀σαρκίνης γέγονεν ἀλλὰ κατὰ δύναμιν ζωῆς ἀκαταλύτου
- 17For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.⸀μαρτυρεῖται γὰρ ὅτι Σὺ ἱερεὺς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα κατὰ τὴν τάξιν
- 18For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.ἀθέτησις μὲν γὰρ γίνεται προαγούσης ἐντολῆς διὰ τὸ αὐτῆς ἀσθενὲς καὶ ἀνωφελές
- 19For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.οὐδὲν γὰρ ἐτελείωσεν ὁ νόμος ἐπεισαγωγὴ δὲ κρείττονος ἐλπίδος δι’ ἧς ἐγγίζομεν τῷ θεῷ
- 20And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:Καὶ καθ’ ὅσον οὐ χωρὶς ὁρκωμοσίας οἱ μὲν γὰρ χωρὶς ὁρκωμοσίας εἰσὶν ἱερεῖς γεγονότες
- 21(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)ὁ δὲ μετὰ ὁρκωμοσίας διὰ τοῦ λέγοντος πρὸς αὐτόν Ὤμοσεν κύριος καὶ οὐ Σὺ ἱερεὺς εἰς τὸν ⸀αἰῶνα
- 22By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.κατὰ ⸀τοσοῦτο ⸀κρείττονος διαθήκης γέγονεν ἔγγυος Ἰησοῦς
- 23And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:Καὶ οἱ μὲν πλείονές εἰσιν γεγονότες ἱερεῖς διὰ τὸ θανάτῳ κωλύεσθαι παραμένειν
- 24But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.ὁ δὲ διὰ τὸ μένειν αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἀπαράβατον ἔχει τὴν ἱερωσύνην
- 25Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.ὅθεν καὶ εἰς τὸ παντελὲς δύναται τοὺς προσερχομένους δι’ αὐτοῦ τῷ θεῷ πάντοτε ζῶν εἰς τὸ ἐντυγχάνειν ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν
- 26For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;Τοιοῦτος γὰρ ἡμῖν ⸀καὶ ἔπρεπεν ἀρχιερεύς ὅσιος ἄκακος ἀμίαντος κεχωρισμένος ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν καὶ ὑψηλότερος τῶν οὐρανῶν γενόμενος
- 27Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.ὃς οὐκ ἔχει καθ’ ἡμέραν ἀνάγκην ὥσπερ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς πρότερον ὑπὲρ τῶν ἰδίων ἁμαρτιῶν θυσίας ἀναφέρειν ἔπειτα τῶν τοῦ λαοῦ τοῦτο γὰρ ἐποίησεν ἐφάπαξ ἑαυτὸν ἀνενέγκας
- 28For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.ὁ νόμος γὰρ ἀνθρώπους καθίστησιν ἀρχιερεῖς ἔχοντας ἀσθένειαν ὁ λόγος δὲ τῆς ὁρκωμοσίας τῆς μετὰ τὸν νόμον υἱόν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τετελειωμένον
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438 tagged Greek tokens153 distinct lexical entries28 of 28 verses source-tagged
κατάG2596
(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
ἱερεύςG2409
a priest (literally or figuratively)
διάG1223
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
γίνομαιG1096
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
εἰμίG1510
I exist (used only when emphatic)
ἈβραάμG11
Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch
ἔχωG2192
to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
νόμοςG3551
law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)
οὐG3756
the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not
οὗτοςG3778
the he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated)
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