Study it in the app“Now if perfection had been through the Levitical priesthood —for on the basis of it the people received the law— what further need would there have been for another priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not to be named according to the order of Aaron?”
NowοὖνifΕἰperfectionτελείωσιςhad beenἦνthroughδιὰthe Leviticalτῆς Λευιτικῆςpriesthoodἱερωσύνης—forγὰρon the basis ofἐπ’itαὐτῆςthe peopleὁ λαὸςreceived the law—νενομοθέτηταιwhatτίςfurtherἔτιneedχρείαwould there have beenfor anotherἕτερονpriestἱερέαto ariseἀνίστασθαιaccording toκατὰthe orderτὴν τάξινof Melchizedek,Μελχισέδεκandκαὶnotοὐto be namedλέγεσθαιaccording toκατὰthe orderτὴν τάξινof Aaron?Ἀαρὼν
perfection
Reaching the completeness God intends.
Where else “teleiōsis” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appearsLevitical
Levitical: of the Levites.
Where else “Leuitikēs” appearspriesthood
Priesthood: the office and service of a priest.
Where else “hierōsynēs” appearspeople
A people, above all Israel, God's people.
Where else “laos” appearsreceive the law
For a people to be given its rules.
Where else “nenomothetētai” appearsneed
What is lacking, required.
Where else “chreia” appearsother, another
Other, another, different.
Where else “heteron” appearspriest
Priest: one who offered the sacrifices in the temple.
Where else “hierea” appearsraise up
To bring someone forward: God sends a prophet.
Where else “anistasthai” appearspriestly order
The rank of a priesthood: like Melchizedek's.
Where else “taxin” appearsMelchizedek
Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of God Most High in the days of Abraham.
Where else “Melchisedek” appearscall
To call someone by a name.
Where else “legesthai” appearsAaron
Aaron, brother of Moses and the first high priest.
Where else “Aarōn” appears10for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.
11 · This verse (above)
12For when the priesthood is changed, of necessity a change of law also takes place.
