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Hebrews 7:23 — King James Version← Study notes

And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:


Hebrews 7:23Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 7:2312 words
ΚαὶKaiand / also
οἱhoithe
μὲνmeneven, indeed, so
πλείονέςpleionesmany / much
εἰσινeisinam, have been, is I
γεγονότεςgegonotesarise, be assembled, be(-come
ἱερεῖςhiereis(high) priest
διὰdiathrough / because of
τὸtothe
θανάτῳthanatō(be…) death
κωλύεσθαιkōlyesthaiforbid, hinder, keep from
παραμένεινparameneinabide, continue
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ΚαὶKaiand / also
οἱhoithe
μὲνmeneven, indeed, so
πλείονέςpleionesmany / much
εἰσινeisinam, have been, is I
γεγονότεςgegonotesarise, be assembled, be(-come
ἱερεῖςhiereis(high) priest
διὰdiathrough / because of
τὸtothe
θανάτῳthanatō(be…) death
κωλύεσθαιkōlyesthaiforbid, hinder, keep from
παραμένεινparameneinabide, continue

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