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Hebrews 5:6

As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

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καθὼςkathōsAsκαθώςconjunction — “As”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.Asκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἑτέρῳheterōanotherἕτερος (heteros)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “another”, the to- or for-formG2087(a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor.This verse uses “another”.anotherλέγειlegeito speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.Σὺsuplace, Thouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “place, Thou”, the subject formG4771you.place, Thouἱερεὺςhiereusart a priestἱερεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “art a priest”, the subject formG2409a priest, one who offers sacrifice to a god (in Jewish and pagan religions; of Christians only met.).art a priestεἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἰῶναaiōnaeverαἰών (aiōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “ever”, the object formG165an age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity.everκατὰkataafterκατάpreposition — “after”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.afterτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τάξινtaxinorderτάξις (taxis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “order”, the object formG5010order, (a) regular arrangement, (b) appointed succession, (c) position, rank.This verse uses “order”.the orderΜελχισέδεκmelchisedekof MelchisedecΜελχισέδεκnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Melchisedec”, the of-formG3198Melchizedek, king and priest of Salem.of Melchisedec

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

as also in another [place] He saith, 'Thou [art] a priest — to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

as he saith also in another place , Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.

Young’s Literal Translation

as also in another [place] He saith, 'Thou [art] a priest — to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;'

World English Bible

As he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.”

Darby Translation

Even as also in another [place] he says, Thou [art] a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedec.

Douay-Rheims

As he saith also in another place: Thou art a priest for ever, according to the order of Melchisedech.

Fulfills

Psalms 110:4 Psalms 110:4 · King James VersionThe LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.Psalms 110:4 · King James VersionOpen the Source
As he saith also in · priest after the order of Melchisedec · NT explicit, Edersheim’s rabbinic list
The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

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