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Hebrews 7:4 — King James Version← Study notes

Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.


Hebrews 7:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 7:413 words
GreekMeaning
ΘεωρεῖτεTheōreite
do considerverbG2334
δὲde
nowwordG1161
πηλίκοςpēlikos
how greatpronounG4080
οὗτοςhoutos
this one wasdemonstrativeG3778
to whomrelative pronounG3739
δεκάτηνdekatēn
tenth (part), titheadjectiveG1181
ἈβραὰμAbraam
AbrahamnounG11
ἔδωκενedōken
gaveverbG1325
ἐκek
out ofprepositionG1537
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἀκροθινίωνakrothiniōn
best spoilsnounG205
ho
thearticleG3588
πατριάρχηςpatriarchēs
patriarchnounG3966
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 7:4

“Now consider” (says he) “how great this man is to whom even the Patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.” Up to this point he has been applying the type: henceforward he boldly shows him [Melchisedec] to be more glorious than the Jewish realities. But if he who bears a type of Christ is so much better not merely than the priests, but even than the forefather himself of the priests, what should one say of the reality? You see how super-abundantly he shows the…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 12 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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