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SeeΘεωρεῖτεthenδὲhow greatπηλίκοςthis one was,οὗτοςto whomᾧAbrahamἈβραὰμthe patriarchὁ πατριάρχηςgaveἔδωκενa tenthδεκάτηνofἐκthe spoils.τῶν ἀκροθινίων
Hebrews 7:4
Study it in the app“See then how great this one was, to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils.”
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 7:4, word by word
- SeeΘεωρεῖτεTheōreite
consider
To notice, think about something.
Where else “Theōreite” appears- how greatπηλίκοςpēlikos
how large
How large, how great.
Where else “pēlikos” appears- AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraam
Abraham
Abraham, the father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised to bless all the families of the earth through his offspring.
Where else “Abraam” appears- the patriarchπατριάρχηςpatriarchēs
patriarch
Patriarch: a father and head of a people or family, such as Abraham, the sons of Jacob, or David.
Where else “patriarchēs” appears- gaveἔδωκενedōken
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edōken” appears- a tenthδεκάτηνdekatēn
tenth, tithe
A tenth part; a tithe.
Where else “dekatēn” appears- the spoilsἀκροθινίωνakrothiniōn
spoils
Spoils: the best of what was taken in war.
Where else “akrothiniōn” appears
The context
3without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.
4 · This verse (above)
5And those from among the sons of Levi who receive the priesthood have a commandment to collect a tenth from the people according to the law, that is, from their brothers, although these have come from the loins of Abraham.