Hebrews

Hebrews 7:17

¹⁷For it is testified:

“You are a priest forever

in the order of Melchizedek.”^b

Footnotes

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
it is testified	μαρτυρεῖται	martyreitai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G3140 I witness, testify
You	Σὺ	Sy	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
a priest	ἱερεὺς	hiereus	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2409 a priest
forever	αἰῶνα	aiōna	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G165 an age, a cycle of time
in	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
order	τάξιν	taxin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5010 order, position, rank
of Melchizedek	Μελχισέδεκ	Melchisedek	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3198 Melchizedek

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.