Hebrews 7:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;”

Hebrews 7:1 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 7:123 words

GreekMeaning

ΟὗτοςHoutos

ThisdemonstrativeG3778

γὰρgar

forwordG1063

ὁho

thearticleG3588

ΜελχισέδεκMelchisedek

MelchizedeknounG3198

βασιλεὺςbasileus

kingnounG935

ΣαλήμSalēm

of SalemnounG4532

ἱερεὺςhiereus

priestnounG2409

τοῦtou

thearticleG3588

θεοῦtheou

of GodnounG2316

τοῦtou

thearticleG3588

ὑψίστουhypsistou

Most HighadjectiveG5310

ὁho

thearticleG3588

συναντήσαςsynantēsas

having metverbG4876

ἈβραὰμAbraam

with AbrahamnounG11

ὑποστρέφοντιhypostrephonti

returningverbG5290

ἀπὸapo

fromprepositionG575

τῆςtēs

of thearticleG3588

κοπῆςkopēs

slaughternounG2871

τῶνtōn

thearticleG3588

βασιλέωνbasileōn

kingsnounG935

καὶkai

andwordG2532

εὐλογήσαςeulogēsas

having blessedverbG2127

αὐτόνauton

himpronounG846

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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Yuki TanakaNote1mo ago

Melchizedek, King of Righteousness

I'm a biblical scholar and Melchizedek fascinates me because he shows up barely anywhere - a couple of verses in Genesis, a couple in Psalms, and then Hebrews does this elaborate interpretation. He's ...