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Hebrews 7

He. 7:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Now
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
consider
theoreo (Greek #2334)
to be a spectator of, i.e. discern, (literally, figuratively (experience) or intensively (acknowledge))
KJV usage: behold, consider, look on, perceive, see. Compare 3700.
Pronounce: theh-o-reh'-o
Origin: from a derivative of 2300 (perhaps by addition of 3708)
how great
pelikos (Greek #4080)
how much (as an indefinite), i.e. in size or (figuratively) dignity
KJV usage: how great (large).
Pronounce: pay-lee'-kos
Origin: a quantitative form (the feminine) of the base of 4225
this man
houtos (Greek #3778)
the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated)
KJV usage: he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.
Pronounce: hoo'-tos
Origin: οὗτοι (hoo'-toy), nominative feminine singular αὕτη (how'-tay), and nominative feminine plural αὕται (how'-tahee) from the article 3588 and 846
was, unto whom
hos (Greek #3739)
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
KJV usage: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also 3757.
Pronounce: hos
Origin: ἥ (hay), and neuter ὅ (ho) probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588)
even
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
the patriarch
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
patriarches (Greek #3966)
a progenitor ("patriarch")
KJV usage: patriarch.
Pronounce: pat-ree-arkh'-ace
Origin: from 3965 and 757
Abraham
Abraam (Greek #11)
Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch
KJV usage: Abraham. (In Acts 7:16 the text should probably read Jacob.)
Pronounce: ab-rah-am'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (085)
gave
didomi (Greek #1325)
to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
KJV usage: adventure, bestow, bring forth, commit, deliver (up), give, grant, hinder, make, minister, number, offer, have power, put, receive, set, shew, smite (+ with the hand), strike (+ with the palm of the hand), suffer, take, utter, yield.
Pronounce: did'-o-mee
Origin: a prolonged form of a primary verb (which is used as an alternative in most of the tenses)
the tenth
dekate (Greek #1181)
a tenth, i.e. as a percentage or (technically) tithe
KJV usage: tenth (part), tithe.
Pronounce: dek-at'-ay
Origin: feminine of 1182
of
ek (Greek #1537)
or ἐξ (ex) a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote)
KJV usage: after, among, X are, at, betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above), for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, ...ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth, through, X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion.
Pronounce: ek
the spoils
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
akrothinion (Greek #205)
properly (in the plural) the top of the heap, i.e. (by implication) best of the booty
KJV usage: spoils.
Pronounce: ak-roth-in'-ee-on
Origin: from 206 and θίς (a heap)
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theoreo (Greek #2334)
to be a spectator of, i.e. discern, (literally, figuratively (experience) or intensively (acknowledge))
KJV usage: behold, consider, look on, perceive, see. Compare 3700.
Pronounce: theh-o-reh'-o
Origin: from a derivative of 2300 (perhaps by addition of 3708)

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Ministry on This Verse

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the patriarch.
Hch. 2:29• 29Varones hermanos, se os puede libremente decir del patriarca David, que murió, y fué sepultado, y su sepulcro está con nosotros hasta del día de hoy. (Hch. 2:29)
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Hch. 7:8‑9• 8Y dióle el pacto de la circuncisión: y así Abraham engendró á Isaac, y le circuncidó al octavo día; é Isaac á Jacob, y Jacob á los doce patriarcas.
 9Y los patriarcas, movidos de envidia, vendieron á José para Egipto; mas Dios era con él, (Hch. 7:8‑9)
Abraham.
Gn. 12:2• 2Y haré de ti una nación grande, y bendecirte he, y engrandeceré tu nombre, y serás bendición: (Gn. 12:2)
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Gn. 17:5‑6• 5Y no se llamará más tu nombre Abram, sino que será tu nombre Abraham, porque te he puesto por padre de muchedumbre de gentes.
 6Y multiplicarte he mucho en gran manera, y te pondré en gentes, y reyes saldrán de ti. (Gn. 17:5‑6)
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Ro. 4:11‑13,17‑18• 11Y recibió la circuncisión por señal, por sello de la justicia de la fe que tuvo en la incircuncisión: para que fuese padre de todos los creyentes no circuncidados, para que también á ellos les sea contado por justicia;
 12Y padre de la circuncisión, no solamente á los que son de la circuncisión, más también á los que siguen las pisadas de la fe que fué en nuestro padre Abraham antes de ser circuncidado.
 13Porque no por la ley fué dada la promesa á Abraham ó á su simiente, que sería heredero del mundo, sino por la justicia de la fe.
 17(Como está escrito: Que por padre de muchas gentes te he puesto) delante de Dios, al cual creyó; el cual da vida á los muertos, y llama las cosas que no son, como las que son.
 18El creyó en esperanza contra esperanza, para venir á ser padre de muchas gentes, conforme á lo que le había sido dicho: Así será tu simiente. (Ro. 4:11‑13,17‑18)
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Gá. 3:28‑29• 28No hay Judío, ni Griego; no hay siervo, ni libre; no hay varón, ni hembra: porque todos vosotros sois uno en Cristo Jesús.
 29Y si vosotros sois de Cristo, ciertamente la simiente de Abraham sois, y conforme á la promesa los herederos. (Gá. 3:28‑29)
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Stg. 2:23• 23Y fué cumplida la Escritura que dice: Abraham creyó á Dios, y le fué imputado á justicia, y fué llamado amigo de Dios. (Stg. 2:23)
gave.
Gn. 14:20• 20Y bendito sea el Dios alto, que entregó tus enemigos en tu mano. Y dióle Abram los diezmos de todo. (Gn. 14:20)
• But here all is seen reversed to furnish an adequate type of what was due to Christ, however repulsive to Jewish pride and the petty reasoning of man's mind. There was a personage, a king-priest, so great in dignity that Abraham gave him a tenth of the spoils at an epoch when God had just crowned himself with singular honor. From this is deduced the undeniable inference, according to a style of teaching which no pious or intelligent Israelite would question, that not Levi only but his priestly sons, the house of Aaron, entitled to tithe their brethren by the law, paid tithes in the person of Abraham to Melchizedek, to one who derived no succession and was absolutely void of genealogical link with the tribe, the priestly family, or with the lineal chief of them all. (“Hebrews 7:4-10” by W. Kelly)
• In connection with his walk of faith, the name of God for Abraham was “The Almighty.” Here Abraham, victorious over the kings of the earth, is blessed by Melchisedec, by the king of righteousness, in connection with God as Possessor of heaven and earth, the Most High. (“Hebrews 7” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Now consider how great this personage was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth out of the spoils.

W. Kelly Translation

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Now consider how great he [was] to whoma the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth out of the spoils.

WK Translation Notes

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The inclusion of the word "also" or "even" is doubtful, though it has good and ancient evidence.