Hebrews

Hebrews 5:10–11

10and was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

11We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.

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Hebrews 5:10

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
was designatedπροσαγορευθεὶςprosagoreutheisVerb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularG4316 I address by name, designate
byὑπὸhypoPrepositionG5259 by, under, about
GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG749 high priest, chief priest
inκατὰkataPrepositionG2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
theτὴνtēnArticle - Accusative Feminine SingularG3588 the
orderτάξινtaxinNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG5010 order, position, rank
of MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκMelchisedekNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3198 Melchizedek

Hebrews 5:11

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
WeἡμῖνhēminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
muchπολὺςpolysAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG4183 much, many, often
to sayλόγοςlogosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
aboutΠερὶPeriPrepositionG4012 about, concerning, around
hard to explainδυσερμήνευτοςdysermēneutosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG1421 difficult to interpret
becauseἐπεὶepeiConjunctionG1893 after, for, since, otherwise
you areγεγόνατεgegonateVerb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralG1096 I come into being, am born
dullνωθροὶnōthroiAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralG3576 dull, sluggish
ofταῖςtaisArticle - Dative Feminine PluralG3588 the
hearingἀκοαῖςakoaisNoun - Dative Feminine PluralG189 hearing, faculty of hearing, ear

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Hebrews 5:10 Hebrews 5:5–6 · Hebrews 6:20

Hebrews 5:11 Matthew 13:15 · Acts 28:27 · 2 Peter 3:16 · John 16:12 · Luke 24:25 · John 6:6 · Isaiah 6:10 · Mark 8:21 · Mark 8:17–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.