Hebrews Chapter 7 verse 6 Holy Bible

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(6) Whose descent.--Better, whose genealogy (Hebrews 7:3).Received tithes.--Rather, hath taken tithes of Abraham, and hath blessed him that hath the promises. In Melchizedek we see a man who, though no law gave him pre-eminence, takes tithes of Abraham, and therefore appears in Scripture as holding a position of inherent and acknowledged superiority. This superiority is not dwelt upon, for the same thought will be presented still more strikingly in connection with the blessing (Hebrews 7:8). "Hath taken tithes," "hath blessed:" here, as in many other passages, the writer refers to facts recorded in Scripture not as belonging to the past, but as they now stand before us in the unchanging and ever present word of God.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekButδὲ (de)ConjunctionStrong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.[Melchizedek],ὁ (ho)Article - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.who did not trace his descentγενεαλογούμενος (genealogoumenos)Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 1075: To put into a genealogy, reckon my descent. From genea and logos; to reckon by generations, i.e. Trace in genealogy.fromἐξ (ex)PrepositionStrong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.[Levi],αὐτῶν (autōn)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.collected a tenthδεδεκάτωκεν (dedekatōken)Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1183: To tithe, collect tithe from. From dekate; to tithe, i.e. To give or take a tenth.from AbrahamἈβραάμ (Abraam)Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 11: Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. blessedεὐλόγηκεν (eulogēken)Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 2127: (lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed. From a compound of eu and logos; to speak well of, i.e. to bless.him whoτὸν (ton)Article - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.hadἔχοντα (echonta)Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.theτὰς (tas)Article - Accusative Feminine PluralStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.promises.ἐπαγγελίας (epangelias)Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralStrong's 1860: A promise. From epaggello; an announcement.Jump to PreviousAbraham Accepted Belong Blessed Blessing Collected Counted Descent Family Genealogy However Instance Levi Origin Promises Pronounces Received Tenth Tithes Trace Traced