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Hebrews 7:17

For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 7:17
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Original language (Greek)

μαρτυρεῖται γὰρ ὅτι σὺ ἱερεὺς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισέδεκ.

  1. μαρτυρεῖταιmartureitai“It is testified”
    Verb, present, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from μαρτυρέω · “to testify” · Strong's G3140
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  4. σὺsu“You [are]”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  5. ἱερεὺςhi'ereus“a priest”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἱερεύς · “priest” · Strong's G2409
  6. εἰςeis“to”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  7. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. αἰῶναaiōna“age”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αἰών · “an age” · Strong's G0165H
  9. κατὰkata“according to”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  10. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. τάξινtaxin“order”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from τάξις · “order” · Strong's G5010
  12. Μελχισέδεκ.Melchisedek“of Melchizedek.”
    Noun, genitive, 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)