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whereὅπουJesusἸησοῦςenteredεἰσῆλθενas a forerunnerπρόδρομοςon our behalf,ὑπὲρ ἡμῶνhaving becomeγενόμενοςa high priestἀρχιερεὺςforeverεἰς τὸν αἰῶναaccording toκατὰthe orderτὴν τάξινof Melchizedek.Μελχισέδεκ
Hebrews 6:20
Study it in the app“where Jesus entered as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 6:20, word by word
- whereὅπουhopou
where
Where, wherever.
Where else “hopou” appears- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthen
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eisēlthen” appears- as a forerunnerπρόδρομοςprodromos
forerunner
Forerunner: someone who runs ahead and opens the way.
Where else “prodromos” appears- having becomeγενόμενοςgenomenos
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genomenos” appears- a high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereus
high priest
The chief of the priests; Jesus is that forever.
Where else “archiereus” appears- foreverαἰῶναaiōna
forever
Time without end.
Where else “aiōna” appears- the orderτάξινtaxin
priestly order
The rank of a priesthood: like Melchizedek's.
Where else “taxin” appears- of MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκMelchisedek
Melchizedek
Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of God Most High in the days of Abraham.
Where else “Melchisedek” appears
The context
19We have this hope as an anchor of the soul, sure and firm, and one that enters into the place inside the curtain,
20 · This verse (above)