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
Original language and places
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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;
- ΕἰEi“If”Conditional · from εἰ · “if” · Strong's G1487G
- μὲνmen“indeed”Particle · from μέν · “on one hand” · Strong's G3303
- οὖνoun“then”Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
- τελείωσιςteleiōsis“perfection”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “perfection” · Strong's G5050
- διὰdia“through”Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
- τῆςtēs“the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ΛευιτικῆςLeuitikēs“Levitical”Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from Λευϊτικός · “Levitical” · Strong's G3020
- ἱερωσύνηςhi'erōsunēs“priesthood”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἱερωσύνη · “priesthood” · Strong's G2420
- ἦν,ēn“were —”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- λαὸςlaos“people”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from λαός · “a people” · Strong's G2992
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- ἐπ᾽ep᾽“upon”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- αὐτῆςautēs“it”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- νενομοθέτηται,nenomothetētai“has received [the] Law —”Verb, perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from νομοθετέω · “to give laws” · Strong's G3549
- τίςtis“what”Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- ἔτιeti“still”Adverb · “still” · Strong's G2089
- χρείαchreia“need [was there]”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “need” · Strong's G5532
- κατὰkata“according to”Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- τάξινtaxin“order”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from τάξις · “order” · Strong's G5010
- ΜελχισέδεκMelchisedek“of Melchizedek”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Μελχισεδέκ · “Melchizedek” · Strong's G3198
- ἕτερονheteron“[for] another”Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἕτερος · “other” · Strong's G2087
- ἀνίστασθαιanistasthai“to arise”Verb, present, middle, infinitive · from ἀνίστημι · “to arise” · Strong's G0450
- ἱερέαhi'erea“priest”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἱερεύς · “priest” · Strong's G2409
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- οὐou“not”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- κατὰkata“according to”Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- τάξινtaxin“order”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from τάξις · “order” · Strong's G5010
- ἈαρὼνAarōn“of Aaron”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἀαρών · “Aaron” · Strong's G0002
- 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)