4 •

Θεωρεῖτε theōreite • observe

δὲ de • now

πηλίκος pēlikos • great

οὗτος, outos • man

ᾧ ō • whom

[καὶ] kai • even

δεκάτην dekatēn • tenth

Ἀβραὰμ abraam • Abraham

ἔδωκεν edōken • gave

ἐκ ek • of

τῶν tōn • the

ἀκροθινίων akrothiniōn • spoils

ὁ o • the

πατριάρχης. patriarchēs • patriarch

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καὶ kai • And

οἱ oi • those

μὲν men • indeed

ἐκ ek • of

τῶν tōn • those

υἱῶν uiōn • sons

Λευὶ leui • Levi

τὴν tēn • those

ἱερατείαν ierateian • priesthood

λαμβάνοντες lambanontes • receive

ἐντολὴν entolēn • commandment

ἔχουσιν echousin • have

ἀποδεκατοῦν apodekatoun • tithes

τὸν ton • those

λαὸν laon • people

κατὰ kata • to

τὸν ton • those

νόμον, nomon • law

τοῦτ' tout • this

ἔστιν estin • are

τοὺς tous • those

ἀδελφοὺς adelphous • brethren

αὐτῶν, autōn • their

καίπερ kaiper • although

ἐξεληλυθότας exelēluthotas • descended

ἐκ ek • of

τῆς tēs • those

ὀσφύος osphuos • loins

Ἀβραάμ· abraam • Abraham

6 •

ὁ o • the

δὲ de • But

μὴ mē • not

γενεαλογούμενος genealogoumenos • trace descent

ἐξ ex • from

αὐτῶν autōn • them

δεδεκάτωκεν dedekatōken • tithes

Ἀβραάμ abraam • Abraham

καὶ kai • and

τὸν ton • the

ἔχοντα echonta • had

τὰς tas • the

ἐπαγγελίας epangelias • promises

εὐλόγηκεν. eulogēken • blessed

7 •

χωρὶς chōris • without

δὲ de • And

πάσης pasēs • any

ἀντιλογίας antilogias • dispute

τὸ to • the

ἔλαττον elatton • lesser

ὑπὸ upo • of

τοῦ tou • the

κρείττονος kreittonos • greater

εὐλογεῖται. eulogeitai • blessed

8 •

καὶ kai • And

ὧδε ōde • here

μὲν men • even

δεκάτας dekatas • tithes

ἀποθνῄσκοντες apothnēskontes • mortal

ἄνθρωποι anthrōpoi • men

λαμβάνουσιν, lambanousin • receive

ἐκεῖ ekei • there

δὲ de • but

μαρτυρούμενος marturoumenos • witnessed

ὅτι oti • that

ζῇ. zē • lives

9 •

καὶ kai • even

ὡς ōs • so

ἔπος epos • say

εἰπεῖν eipein • said

δι' di • through

Ἀβραὰμ abraam • Abraham

καὶ kai • even

Λευὶς / Λευὶ leui • Levi

ὁ o • who

δεκάτας dekatas • tithes

λαμβάνων lambanōn • received

δεδεκάτωται· dedekatōtai • tithes

10 •

ἔτι eti • still

γὰρ gar • For

ἐν en • in

τῇ tē • the

ὀσφύϊ osphui • loins

τοῦ tou • the

πατρὸς patros • father

ἦν ēn • was

ὅτε ote • when

συνήντησεν sunēntēsen • met

αὐτῷ autō • him

Μελχισέδεκ. melchisedek • Melchizedek

11 •

Εἰ ei • if

μὲν men • even

οὖν oun • now

τελείωσις teleiōsis • perfection

διὰ dia • through

τῆς tēs • the

Λευιτικῆς leuitikēs • Levitical

ἱερωσύνης ierōsunēs • priesthood

ἦν, ēn • were

ὁ o • the

λαὸς laos • people

γὰρ gar • and

ἐπ' ep • basis

αὐτῆς autēs • it

νενομοθέτηται, nenomothetētai • law

τίς tis • what

ἔτι eti • further

χρεία chreia • need

κατὰ kata • according

τὴν tēn • the

τάξιν taxin • order

Μελχισέδεκ melchisedek • Melchizedek

ἕτερον eteron • another

ἀνίστασθαι anistasthai • arise

ἱερέα ierea • priest

καὶ kai • and

οὐ ou • not

κατὰ kata • according

τὴν tēn • the

τάξιν taxin • order

Ἀαρὼν aarōn • Aaron

λέγεσθαι; legesthai • designated

12 •

μετατιθεμένης metatithemenēs • changed

γὰρ gar • For

τῆς tēs • the

ἱερωσύνης ierōsunēs • priesthood

ἐξ ex • of

ἀνάγκης anankēs • necessity

καὶ kai • also

νόμου nomou • law

μετάθεσις metathesis • change

γίνεται. ginetai • made

13 •

ἐφ' eph • concerning

ὃν on • whom

γὰρ gar • For

λέγεται legetai • spoken

ταῦτα, tauta • things

φυλῆς phulēs • tribe

ἑτέρας eteras • another

μετέσχηκεν, meteschēken • belongs

ἀφ' aph • of

ἧς ēs • whom

οὐδεὶς oudeis • no one

προσέσχηκεν proseschēken • officiated

τῷ tō • the

θυσιαστηρίῳ· thusiastēriō • altar

14 •

πρόδηλον prodēlon • evident

γὰρ gar • For

ὅτι oti • that

ἐξ ex • of

Ἰούδα iouda • Judah

ἀνατέταλκεν anatetalken • descended

ὁ o • the

κύριος kurios • Lord

ἡμῶν, ēmōn • our

εἰς eis • reference

ἣν ēn • which

φυλὴν phulēn • tribe

περὶ peri • concerning

ἱερέων iereōn • priests

οὐδὲν ouden • nothing

Μωϋσῆς mōusēs • Moses

ἐλάλησεν. elalēsen • spoke

15 •

καὶ kai • And

περισσότερον perissoteron • more

ἔτι eti • still

κατάδηλόν katadēlon • clearer

ἐστιν, estin • is

εἰ ei • if

κατὰ kata • according

τὴν tēn • the

ὁμοιότητα omoiotēta • likeness

Μελχισέδεκ melchisedek • Melchizedek

ἀνίσταται anistatai • arises

ἱερεὺς iereus • priest

ἕτερος, eteros • another

16 •

ὃς os • who

οὐ ou • not

κατὰ kata • basis

νόμον nomon • law

ἐντολῆς entolēs • requirement

σαρκίνης sarkinēs • physical

γέγονεν gegonen • become

ἀλλὰ alla • but

κατὰ kata • basis

δύναμιν dunamin • power

ζωῆς zōēs • life

ἀκαταλύτου. akatalutou • indestructible

17 •

μαρτυρεῖται martureitai • attested

γὰρ gar • For

ὅτι oti • for

σὺ su • you

ἱερεὺς iereus • priest

εἰς eis • for

τὸν ton • the

αἰῶνα aiōna • forever

κατὰ kata • according

τὴν tēn • the

τάξιν taxin • order

Μελχισέδεκ melchisedek • Melchizedek

18 •

ἀθέτησις athetēsis • setting aside

μὲν men • verily

γὰρ gar • For

γίνεται ginetai • happen

προαγούσης proagousēs • former

ἐντολῆς entolēs • commandment

διὰ dia • because

τὸ to • the

αὐτῆς autēs • thereof

ἀσθενὲς asthenes • weakness

καὶ kai • and

ἀνωφελές— anōpheles • uselessness

19 •

οὐδὲν ouden • nothing

γὰρ gar • For

ἐτελείωσεν eteleiōsen • made

ὁ o • the

νόμος nomos • law

ἐπεισαγωγὴ epeisagōgē • bringing

δὲ de • but

κρείττονος kreittonos • better

ἐλπίδος elpidos • hope

δι' di • through

ἧς ēs • which

ἐγγίζομεν engizomen • drew near

τῷ tō • the

θεῷ. theō • God

20 •

Καὶ kai • And

καθ' kath • inasmuch

ὅσον oson •