But Melchizedek, who did not trace his descent from Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.Hebrews 7:6
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ὁ δὲ μὴ γενεαλογούμενος ἐξ αὐτῶν δεδεκάτωκεν Ἀβραάμ· καὶ τὸν ἔχοντα τὰς ἐπαγγελίας εὐλόγηκεν.
- ὁho“The [one]”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δὲde“however”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- μὴmē“not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- γενεαλογούμενοςgenealogoumenos“tracing his ancestry”Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from γενεαλογέω · “to trace genealogy” · Strong's G1075
- ἐξex“from”Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- αὐτῶνautōn“them”Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- δεδεκάτωκενdedekatōken“he has collected a tenth”Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δεκατόω · “to tithe” · Strong's G1183
- Ἀβραάμ·Abraam“from Abraham;”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Ἀβραάμ · “Abraham” · Strong's G0011
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τὸνton“the [one who]”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἔχονταechonta“is having”Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
- τὰςtas“the”Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐπαγγελίαςepangelias“promises”Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from ἐπαγγελία · “promise” · Strong's G1860
- εὐλόγηκεν.eulogēken“He has blessed.”Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εὐλογέω · “to praise/bless” · Strong's G2127
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)