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
ΟὗτοςHoutoshe (it was that), hereof, it
γὰρgarfor
ὁhothe
ΜελχισέδεκMelchisedekMelchisedec
βασιλεὺςbasileusking
ΣαλήμSalēmSalem
ἱερεὺςhiereus(high) priest
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
τοῦtouthe
ὑψίστουhypsistoumost high, highest
ὁhothe
συναντήσαςsynantēsasbefall, meet
ἈβραὰμAbraamAbraham
ὑποστρέφοντιhypostrephonticome again, return (again, back again)
ἀπὸapofrom
τῆςtēsthe
κοπῆςkopēsslaughter
τῶνtōnthe
βασιλέωνbasileōnking
καὶkaiand / also
εὐλογήσαςeulogēsasbless, praise
αὐτόνautonhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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