G3198 – Melchisedek – Μελχισέδεκ – Melchizedek; lit. King of Righteousness
- Strong’s ID:
- G3198
- Greek Word:
- Μελχισέδεκ
- Transliteration:
- melchisedek / Melchisedek
- Pronunciation:
- mel-khis-ed-ek’
- Part of Speech:
- noun proper masculine
- Etymology:
- of Hebrew origin H4442
- Usage Count:
- 9
- Search:
- Find “Melchisedek” in the Bible (New Testament)
Strong’s Greek Lexicon
of Hebrew origin H4442; Melchisedek (i.e. Malkitsedek), a patriarch:—Melchisedec.
Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.
Thayer’s Greek Definitions
Melchizedek = “king of righteousness”
1) the king of Salem and priest of the most high God, who lived in the days of Abraham
Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.