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Hebrews 7:20 — King James Version← Study notes

And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:


Hebrews 7:20Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 7:2014 words
GreekMeaning
ΚαὶKai
AndwordG2532
καθ’kath’
toprepositionG2596
ὅσονhoson
as much asrelative pronounG3745
οὐou
notadverbG3756
χωρὶςchōris
apart fromprepositionG5565
ὁρκωμοσίαςhorkōmosias
an oathnounG3728
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
μὲνmen
even, indeed, sowordG3303
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
χωρὶςchōris
beside, by itself, withoutprepositionG5565
ὁρκωμοσίαςhorkōmosias
oathnounG3728
εἰσὶνeisin
am, have been, is IverbG1510
ἱερεῖςhiereis
(high) priestnounG2409
γεγονότεςgegonotes
arise, be assembled, be(-comeverbG1096
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 7:20

Hebrews 7:20 “And forasmuch as not without the taking of an oath.” You see that the matter of the oath becomes necessary for him here. Accordingly for this reason he previously treated much [hereon], how that God swore; and swore for the sake of [our] fuller assurance. “But the bringing in of a better hope.” For that system also had a hope, but not such as this. For they hoped that, if they were well pleasing [to God], they should possess the land, that they should suffer…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 13 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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