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Hebrews 7:7 — King James Version← Study notes

And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.


Hebrews 7:7Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 7:710 words
GreekMeaning
χωρὶςchōris
Apart fromprepositionG5565
δὲde
nowwordG1161
πάσηςpasēs
alladjectiveG3956
ἀντιλογίαςantilogias
disputenounG485
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ἔλαττονelatton
inferioradjectiveG1640
ὑπὸhypo
byprepositionG5259
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
κρείττονοςkreittonos
superioradjectiveG2909
εὐλογεῖταιeulogeitai
is blessedverbG2127
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 7:7

And after that he did not simply pass on, but added, “and blessed him that had the promises.” Inasmuch as throughout, this was regarded with reverence, he shows that [Melchisedec] was to be reverenced more than Abraham, from the common judgment of all men. Hebrews 7:7 “And without all contradiction,” he says, “the less is blessed of the better,” i.e. in the opinion of all men it is the inferior that is blessed by the superior. So then the type of Christ is superior even to…

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