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And,καὶso to speak,ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖνthroughδι’AbrahamἈβραὰμevenκαὶLevi,Λευὶwho receivesὁ λαμβάνωνtithes,δεκάταςhas paid a tenth,δεδεκάτωται
Hebrews 7:9
Study it in the app“And, so to speak, through Abraham even Levi, who receives tithes, has paid a tenth,”
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 7:9, word by word
- so to speakἔποςepos
word
Word; "so to speak", as one might say.
Where else “epos” appears- so to speakεἰπεῖνeipein
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipein” 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- LeviΛευὶLeui
Levi
Levi: the son of Jacob, ancestor of the priestly tribe; also the name of other men, among them the tax collector who followed Jesus.
Where else “Leui” appears- who receivesλαμβάνωνlambanōn
receive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “lambanōn” appears- tithesδεκάταςdekatas
tenth, tithe
A tenth part; a tithe.
Where else “dekatas” appears- has paid a tenthδεδεκάτωταιdedekatōtai
pay tithe
To give another one part in ten of what one has.
Where else “dedekatōtai” appears
The context
8And here human beings who die receive tithes, but there one of whom it is testified that he lives.
9 · This verse (above)
10for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.