For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
FOR this Melchiſedec king of Salem, Prieſt of the moſt high God, who met Abraham returning from the ſlaughter of the Kings, and bleſſed him:
Οὗτος γὰρ ὁ Μελχισέδεκ, βασιλεὺς Σαλήμ, ἱερεὺς τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ὑψίστου, ὁ συναντήσας Ἀβραὰμ ὑποστρέφοντι ἀπὸ τῆς κοπῆς τῶν βασιλέων, καὶ εὐλογήσας αὐτόν,
Οὗτος γὰρ ὁ Μελχισεδὲκ, βασιλεὺς Σαλὴμ, ἱερεὺς τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ὑψίστου, ὁ συναντήσας Ἀβραὰμ ὑποστρέφοντι ἀπὸ τῆς κοπῆς τῶν βασιλέων, καὶ εὐλογήσας αὐτὸν,
Ἀβραάμ , proper masculine noun, abraam — Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch (value 145)
G11,
Ἀβραάμ Abraám, ab-rah-am'; of Hebrew origin (H85); Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch:—Abraham. (In Acts 7:16 the text should probably read Jacob.)Abraham = "father of a multitude"
the son of Terah and the founder of the Jewish nation
Used in 69 Verses, 11 Books 73  Occurrence Count
ἀπό , preposition, apo — from, away from (value 151)
G575,
ἀπό apó, apo'; a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative):—(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with.of separation
of local separation, after verbs of motion from a place i.e. of departing, of fleeing,...
of separation of a part from the whole
where of a whole some part is taken
of any kind of separation of one thing from another by which the union or fellowship of the two is destroyed
of a state of separation, that is of distance
physical, of distance of place
temporal, of distance of time
of origin
of the place whence anything is, comes, befalls, is taken
of origin of a cause
Used in 617 Verses, 27 Books 672  Occurrence Count
αὐτός , pronoun, autos — (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third person pronoun) (3) the same (value 971)
G846,
αὐτός autós, ow-tos'; from the particle αὖ aû (perhaps akin to the base of G109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:—her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare G848.himself, herself, themselves, itself
he, she, it
the same
Used in 3781 Verses, 27 Books 5773  Occurrence Count
βασιλεύς , masculine noun, basileus — a king (value 848)
G935,
βασιλεύς basileús, bas-il-yooce'; probably from G939 (through the notion of a foundation of power); a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively):—king.leader of the people, prince, commander, lord of the land, king
Used in 107 Verses, 10 Books 116  Occurrence Count
γάρ , conjunction, gar — for, indeed (a conjunction used to express cause, explanation, inference or continuation) (value 104)
G1063,
γάρ gár, gar; a primary particle; properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles):—and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.Used in 1016 Verses, 27 Books 1067  Occurrence Count
εὐλογέω , verb, eulogeō — to speak well of, praise (value 1313)
G2127,
†εὐλογέω eulogéō, yoo-log-eh'-o; from a compound of G2095 and G3056; to speak well of, i.e. (religiously) to bless (thank or invoke a benediction upon, prosper):—bless, praise.to praise, celebrate with praises
to invoke blessings
to consecrate a thing with solemn prayers
to ask God's blessing on a thing
pray God to bless it to one's use
pronounce a consecratory blessing on
of God
to cause to prosper, to make happy, to bestow blessings on
favoured of God, blessed
Used in 42 Verses, 12 Books 44  Occurrence Count
θεός , masculine noun, theos — God, a god (value 284)
G2316,
θεός theós, theh'-os; of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:—X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities
the Godhead, trinity
God the Father, the first person in the trinity
Christ, the second person of the trinity
Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity
spoken of the only and true God
refers to the things of God
his counsels, interests, things due to him
whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way
God's representative or viceregent
of magistrates and judges
Used in 1173 Verses, 27 Books 1341  Occurrence Count
ἱερεύς , masculine noun, hiereus — a priest (value 720)
G2409,
ἱερεύς hiereús, hee-er-yooce'; from G2413; a priest (literally or figuratively):—(high) priest.a priest, one who offers sacrifices and in general in busied with sacred rites
referring to priests of Gentiles or the Jews,
metaph. of Christians, because, purified by the blood of Christ and brought into close intercourse with God, they devote their life to him alone and to Christ
Used in 30 Verses, 7 Books 32  Occurrence Count
καί , conjunction, kai — and, even, also (value 31)
G2532,
καί kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.and, also, even, indeed, but
Used in 5227 Verses, 27 Books 9277  Occurrence Count
κοπή , feminine noun, kopē — a cutting in pieces, slaughter (value 178)
G2871,
κοπή kopḗ, kop-ay'; from G2875; cutting, i.e. carnage:—slaughter.the act of cutting, a cut
a cutting in pieces, slaughter
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
Μελχισεδέκ , proper masculine noun, melchisedek — Melchizedek, O.T. king of Salem (value 919)
G3198,
Μελχισεδέκ Melchisedék, mel-khis-ed-ek'; of Hebrew origin (H4442); Melchisedek (i.e. Malkitsedek), a patriarch:—Melchisedec.Melchizedek = "king of righteousness"
the king of Salem and priest of the most high God, who lived in the days of Abraham
Used in 9 Verses, 1 Book 9  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
οὗτος , pronoun, hoytos — this (value 1040)
G3778,
οὗτος hoûtos, hoo'-tos; from the article G3588 and G846; the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated):—he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.Used in 327 Verses, 22 Books 337  Occurrence Count
Σαλήμ , proper locative noun, salēm — Salem, the home of Melchizedek (value 279)
G4532,
Σαλήμ Salḗm, sal-ame'; of Hebrew origin (H8004); Salem (i.e. Shalem), a place in Palestine:—Salem.Salem = "peace"
the place where Melchizedek was king and thought to be the ancient name of Jerusalem
Used in 2 Verses, 1 Book 2  Occurrence Count
συναντάω , verb, synantaō — to meet with, to befall (value 1802)
G4876,
συναντάω synantáō, soon-an-tah'-o; from G4862 and a derivative of G473; to meet with; figuratively, to occur:—befall, meet.to meet with
of events: to happen or befall
Used in 6 Verses, 3 Books 6  Occurrence Count
ὑποστρέφω , verb, hypostrephō — to turn back, return (value 2455)
G5290,
ὑποστρέφω hupŏstrĕphō, hoop-os-tref'-o; from G5259 and G4762; to turn under (behind), i.e. to return (literally or figuratively):—come again, return (again, back again), turn back (again).to turn back
to turn about
to return
Used in 35 Verses, 5 Books 35  Occurrence Count
ὕψιστος , adjective, hypsistos — highest, most high (value 1880)
G5310,
ὕψιστος hupsistŏs, hoop'-sis-tos; superlative from the base of G5311; highest, i.e. (masculine singular) the Supreme (God), or (neuter plural) the heavens:—most high, highest.highest, most high
of place: the highest regions
of rank: the most high God
Used in 13 Verses, 5 Books 13  Occurrence Count
| Hebrews 7:1Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 16848) |
| Οὗτος γὰρ ὁ Μελχισέδεκ, βασιλεὺς Σαλήμ, ἱερεὺς τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ὑψίστου, ὁ συναντήσας Ἀβραὰμ ὑποστρέφοντι ἀπὸ τῆς κοπῆς τῶν βασιλέων, καὶ εὐλογήσας αὐτόν, |
| Verse #30066 (Ch. #1140) — 23 words, 123 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| For |
G1063gar |
γάρ |
104 |
| this |
G3778hoytos |
οὗτος |
1040 |
| Melchisedec, |
G3198melchisedek |
Μελχισεδέκ |
919 |
| king |
G935basileus |
βασιλεύς |
848 |
| of Salem, |
G4532salēm |
Σαλήμ |
279 |
| priest |
G2409hiereus |
ἱερεύς |
720 |
| of the |
G2316theos |
θεός |
284 |
| most high |
G5310hypsistos |
ὕψιστος |
1880 |
| God, |
G2316theos |
θεός |
284 |
| who met |
G4876synantaō |
συναντάω |
1802 |
| Abraham |
G11abraam |
Ἀβραάμ |
145 |
| returning |
G5290hypostrephō |
ὑποστρέφω |
2455 |
| from |
G575apo |
ἀπό |
151 |
| the slaughter |
G2871kopē |
κοπή |
178 |
| of the kings, |
G935basileus |
βασιλεύς |
848 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| blessed |
G2127eulogeō |
εὐλογέω |
1313 |
| him; |
G846autos |
αὐτός |
971 |
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