ὅπουhopouWhitherὅπουadverb — “Whither”G3699where, whither, in what place.This verse uses “whither”.Whitherπρόδρομοςprodromosforerunnerπρόδρομοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “forerunner”, the subject formG4274a precursor, forerunner, advance guard.This verse uses “forerunner”.the forerunnerὑπὲρhuperforὑπέρpreposition — “for”G5228gen: in behalf of; acc: above.forἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenenteredεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “entered”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.enteredἸησοῦςiēsouseven JesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “even Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.even Jesusκατὰkataafterκατάpreposition — “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 Melchisedecἀρχιερεὺςarchiereushigh-priestἀρχιερεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “high-priest”, the subject formG749high priest, chief priest.γενόμενοςgenomenosto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἰῶναaiōnaan ageαἰών (aiōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “an age”, 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.This verse uses “an age”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
whither a forerunner for us did enter — Jesus, after the order of Melchisedek chief priest having become — to the age.
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American Standard Version (1901)
whither as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
Young’s Literal Translation
whither a forerunner for us did enter — Jesus, after the order of Melchisedek chief priest having become — to the age.
World English Bible
where as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
Darby Translation
where Jesus is entered as forerunner for us, become for ever a high priest according to the order of Melchisedec.
Douay-Rheims
Where the forerunner Jesus is entered for us, made a high priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedech.
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