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forγὰρhe wasἦνstillἔτιinἐνthe loinsτῇ ὀσφύϊof his fatherτοῦ πατρὸςwhenὅτεMelchizedekΜελχισέδεκmetσυνήντησενhim.αὐτῷ
Hebrews 7:10
Study it in the app“for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.”
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 7:10, word by word
- he wasἦνēn
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēn” appears- the loinsὀσφύϊosphyi
waist
Waist, loins. To "gird the loins" is to get ready to work or travel.
Where else “osphyi” appears- of his fatherπατρὸςpatros
forefather
An ancestor: Abraham as the founder of the family.
Where else “patros” appears- MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκMelchisedek
Melchizedek
Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of God Most High in the days of Abraham.
Where else “Melchisedek” appears- metσυνήντησενsynēntēsen
meet
Go toward someone coming; come across them.
Where else “synēntēsen” appears
The context
9And, so to speak, through Abraham even Levi, who receives tithes, has paid a tenth,
10 · This verse (above)
11Now if perfection had been through the Levitical priesthood —for on the basis of it the people received the law— what further need would there have been for another priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not to be named according to the order of Aaron?