The Meaning of Hebrews 7:15 Explained

Hebrews 7:15

KJV: And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,

YLT: And it is yet more abundantly most evident, if according to the similitude of Melchisedek there doth arise another priest,

Darby: And it is yet more abundantly evident, since a different priest arises according to the similitude of Melchisedec,

ASV: And what we say is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there ariseth another priest,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  it is  yet  far more  evident:  for  that after  the similitude  of Melchisedec  there ariseth  another  priest, 

What does Hebrews 7:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Hebrews 7:11-28 - Our Ever-Living And All-Sufficient Intercessor
If, as we saw in our last reading, the Levitical priests have been superseded, clearly the whole order of things-that is, the Mosaic covenant under which these priests were appointed-has been superseded also. The law of the carnal-that is, the outward ritual-has passed away in favor of a new dispensation which deals with the heart and character. It served a temporary purpose, but we are living in an eternal order which is steadfast and abiding.
Our Lord's priesthood is unchangeable and indissoluble. His blood and righteousness, His mediation for us, His loving understanding of us, will be a joy and comfort in the unending ages. We shall always be specially associated with Him-the brethren of the King, the sheep of the Divine Shepherd. Each priest of Aaron's line had to vacate his office; but our Lord's priesthood will never pass to another; and therefore to the uttermost lapse of time and to the farthest demand of circumstance, He will save and help all that come to Him. No infirmity weakens Him, no stain or sin unfits Him-above the heavens and from the throne He exercises His ministry. [source]

Chapter Summary: Hebrews 7

1  Christ Jesus is a priest after the order of Melchizedek;
11  and so far more excellent than the priests of Aaron's order

Greek Commentary for Hebrews 7:15

Yet more abundantly evident [περισσοτερον ετι καταδηλον]
Only N.T. instance of the old compound adjective καταδηλος — katadēlos thoroughly clear with ετι — eti (still) added and the comparative περισσοτερον — perissoteron (more abundantly) piling Ossa on Pelion like Philemon 1:23. Likeness See Hebrews 4:15, only N.T. examples. Cf. the verb in Hebrews 7:3. Ariseth another priest As said in Hebrews 7:11, now assumed in condition of first class. [source]
Evident [κατάδηλον]
N.T.oThoroughly evident. Not referring to that which is declared to be πρόδηλον evidentin Hebrews 7:14, viz., that Christ sprang out of Judah, but to the general proposition - the unsatisfactory character of the Levitical priesthood. [source]
Similitude [ὁμιότητα]
Better, likeness: answering to made like, Hebrews 7:3, and emphasizing the personal resemblance to Melchisedec. [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Hebrews 7:15

Luke 8:6 Sprung up [φυὲν]
Lit., having sprung up. Rev., better, grew. Sprung up is Matthew's ὲξανέτειλεν . Only here and Hebrews 7:15, where it is a quotation from the Septuagint. See on Matthew 13:7. [source]
Acts 26:23 How that the Christ must suffer [ει πατητος ο Χριστος]
Literally, “if the Messiah is subject to suffering.” Ει — Ei can here mean “whether” as in Hebrews 7:15. This use of a verbal in τος — ̇tos for capability or possibility occurs in the N.T. alone in πατητος — pathētos (Robertson, Grammar, p. 157). This word occurs in Plutarch in this sense. It is like the Latin patibilis and is from ει πρωτος εχ αναστασεως νεκρων — paschō Here alone in N.T. Paul is speaking from the Jewish point of view. Most rabbis had not rightly understood Isaiah 53:1-12. When the Baptist called Jesus “the Lamb of God” (John 1:29) it was a startling idea. It is not then “must suffer” here, but “can suffer.” The Cross of Christ was a stumbling-block to the rabbis. [source]
Hebrews 7:11 Should rise [ἀνίστασθαι]
In Hebrews only here and Hebrews 7:15, both times in connection with priest. [source]

What do the individual words in Hebrews 7:15 mean?

And more abundantly yet evident it is if according to the likeness of Melchizedek arises a priest another
Καὶ περισσότερον ἔτι κατάδηλόν ἐστιν εἰ κατὰ τὴν ὁμοιότητα Μελχισέδεκ ἀνίσταται ἱερεὺς ἕτερος

περισσότερον  more  abundantly 
Parse: Adjective, Accusative Neuter Singular, Comparative
Root: περισσός  
Sense: exceeding some number or measure or rank or need.
ἔτι  yet 
Parse: Adverb
Root: ἔτι  
Sense: yet, still.
κατάδηλόν  evident 
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Neuter Singular
Root: κατάδηλος  
Sense: thoroughly clear, plain, evident.
ἐστιν  it  is 
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: εἰμί  
Sense: to be, to exist, to happen, to be present.
κατὰ  according  to 
Parse: Preposition
Root: κατά 
Sense: down from, through out.
ὁμοιότητα  likeness 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular
Root: ὁμοιότης  
Sense: likeness.
Μελχισέδεκ  of  Melchizedek 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Μελχισέδεκ  
Sense: the king of Salem and priest of the most high God, who lived in the days of Abraham.
ἀνίσταται  arises 
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Middle, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ἀναπηδάω 
Sense: to cause to rise up, raise up.
ἱερεὺς  a  priest 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: ἱερεύς  
Sense: a priest, one who offers sacrifices and in general in busied with sacred rites.
ἕτερος  another 
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: ἀλλοιόω 
Sense: the other, another, other.

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