Hebrews

Hebrews 7:3–4

³Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.

⁴Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.

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Hebrews 7:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Without father	ἀπάτωρ	apatōr	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G540 without father, of unknown father
mother	ἀμήτωρ	amētōr	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G282 whose mother's name is not recorded or known
genealogy	ἀγενεαλόγητος	agenealogētos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G35 of unrecorded genealogy
without	ἔχων	echōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess
beginning	ἀρχὴν	archēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G746 ruler, beginning
of days	ἡμερῶν	hēmerōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G2250 a day
end	τέλος	telos	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5056 an end, purpose, tax
of life	ζωῆς	zōēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2222 life
like	ἀφωμοιωμένος	aphōmoiōmenos	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G871 I assimilate, make like to
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Son	Υἱῷ	Huiō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G5207 a son, descendent
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
he remains	μένει	menei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3306 I remain, abide
a priest	ἱερεὺς	hiereus	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2409 a priest
for	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
all time	διηνεκές	diēnekes	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1336 continuous, continually

Hebrews 7:4

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Consider	Θεωρεῖτε	Theōreite	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2334 I behold, look at, experience
how great	πηλίκος	pēlikos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4080 how large, how great
Even	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
patriarch	πατριάρχης	patriarchēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3966 a patriarch
Abraham	Ἀβραὰμ	Abraam	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G11 Abraham
gave	ἔδωκεν	edōken	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
a tenth	δεκάτην	dekatēn	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1181 a tenth part, a tithe
of	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3588 the
plunder	ἀκροθινίων	akrothiniōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G205 spoil, treasure

Cross-references

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Hebrews 7:3 Hebrews 7:17 · Exodus 6:20–27 · Hebrews 7:23–28 · Hebrews 7:6 · Matthew 4:3 · Exodus 6:18 · 1 Chronicles 6:1–3

Hebrews 7:4 Genesis 14:20 · Acts 2:29 · Genesis 12:2 · Galatians 3:28–29 · Genesis 17:5–6 · Acts 7:8–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.