Hebrews 7:11

Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?
Hebrews 7:11
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Original language (Greek)

Εἰ μὲν οὖν τελείωσις διὰ τῆς Λευιτικῆς ἱερωσύνης ἦν, ὁ λαὸς γὰρ ἐπ᾽ αὐτῆς νενομοθέτηται, τίς ἔτι χρεία κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισέδεκ ἕτερον ἀνίστασθαι ἱερέα καὶ οὐ κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Ἀαρὼν λέγεσθαι;

  1. ΕἰEi“If”
    Conditional · from εἰ · “if” · Strong's G1487G
  2. μὲνmen“indeed”
    Particle · from μέν · “on one hand” · Strong's G3303
  3. οὖνoun“then”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  4. τελείωσιςteleiōsis“perfection”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “perfection” · Strong's G5050
  5. διὰdia“through”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  6. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. ΛευιτικῆςLeuitikēs“Levitical”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from Λευϊτικός · “Levitical” · Strong's G3020
  8. ἱερωσύνηςhi'erōsunēs“priesthood”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἱερωσύνη · “priesthood” · Strong's G2420
  9. ἦν,ēn“were —”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  10. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. λαὸςlaos“people”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from λαός · “a people” · Strong's G2992
  12. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  13. ἐπ᾽ep᾽“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  14. αὐτῆςautēs“it”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  15. νενομοθέτηται,nenomothetētai“has received [the] Law —”
    Verb, perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from νομοθετέω · “to give laws” · Strong's G3549
  16. τίςtis“what”
    Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  17. ἔτιeti“still”
    Adverb · “still” · Strong's G2089
  18. χρείαchreia“need [was there]”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “need” · Strong's G5532
  19. κατὰkata“according to”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  20. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. τάξινtaxin“order”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from τάξις · “order” · Strong's G5010
  22. ΜελχισέδεκMelchisedek“of Melchizedek”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Μελχισεδέκ · “Melchizedek” · Strong's G3198
  23. ἕτερονheteron“[for] another”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἕτερος · “other” · Strong's G2087
  24. ἀνίστασθαιanistasthai“to arise”
    Verb, present, middle, infinitive · from ἀνίστημι · “to arise” · Strong's G0450
  25. ἱερέαhi'erea“priest”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἱερεύς · “priest” · Strong's G2409
  26. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  27. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  28. κατὰkata“according to”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  29. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  30. τάξινtaxin“order”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from τάξις · “order” · Strong's G5010
  31. ἈαρὼνAarōn“of Aaron”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἀαρών · “Aaron” · Strong's G0002
  32. λέγεσθαι;legesthai“to be named?”
    Verb, present, passive, infinitive · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004H
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)