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Hebrews 7:10

For when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still in the loin of his ancestor.
Hebrews 7:10
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Original language (Greek)

ἔτι γὰρ ἐν τῇ ὀσφύϊ τοῦ πατρὸς ἦν ὅτε συνήντησεν αὐτῷ Μελχισέδεκ.

  1. ἔτιeti“Still”
    Adverb · “still” · Strong's G2089
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  4. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ὀσφύϊosphui“loin”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ὀσφῦς · “loins” · Strong's G3751
  6. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. πατρὸςpatros“of [his] father”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  8. ἦνēn“he was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  9. ὅτεhote“when”
    Conjunction · “when” · Strong's G3753
  10. συνήντησενsunēntēsen“he met”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from συναντάω · “to meet” · Strong's G4876
  11. αὐτῷautō“with him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. Μελχισέδεκ.Melchisedek“Melchizedek.”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Μελχισεδέκ · “Melchizedek” · Strong's G3198
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)