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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 7:1Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 7:123 words
GreekMeaning
ΟὗτοςHoutos
ThisdemonstrativeG3778
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ho
thearticleG3588
ΜελχισέδεκMelchisedek
MelchizedeknounG3198
βασιλεὺςbasileus
kingnounG935
ΣαλήμSalēm
of SalemnounG4532
ἱερεὺςhiereus
priestnounG2409
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ὑψίστουhypsistou
Most HighadjectiveG5310
ho
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
Greek 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 ...
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