Hebrews 7:3

3Without fatherἀπάτωρ,without motherἀμήτωρ,without genealogyἀγενεαλόγητος,neitherμήτεbeginningἀρχὴνof daysἡμερῶνnorμήτεof lifeζωῆςendτέλοςhavingἔχων,having been made likeἀφωμοιωμένοςhoweverδὲtheτῷSonυἱῷτοῦof Godθεοῦ,he remainsμένειa priestἱερεὺςuntoεἰςτὸall timeδιηνεκές.

without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but having been made like the Son of God, remains a priest in perpetuity.

Vocab difficulty

93.5

Rare words

  • ἀπάτωρ

    ἀπάτωρ

    without (recorded) father, of unknown father.

  • ἀμήτωρ

    ἀμήτωρ

    (lit: motherless), whose mother's name is not recorded (or known).

  • ἀγενεαλόγητος

    ἀγενεαλόγητος

    of unrecorded genealogy, whose descent cannot be traced.

  • ἀφωμοιωμένος

    ἀφομοιόω

    I assimilate, make like to.

  • διηνεκές

    διηνεκής

    continuous, continually, unbroken.