Claim Ledger · Lemma · Priesthood
The adjective ἀπαράβατος in Hebrews 7:24 is glossed by the standard lexica as “permanent, unchangeable”; the sense “not passing to another” is argued from the contrast with succession in 7:23.
Provisional · awaiting editorial review. This revision is public and citable, but its references, wording and confidence levels have not yet been verified by an AbrahamMoses editor. It was drafted with AI assistance, as disclosed below. What provisional means
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Awaiting editorial review
Drafted with AI assistance; editorial verification pending.
Protestant readings often take the word to exclude any priestly successor. Catholic and Latter-day Saint readings take it to describe the permanence of Christ’s own priesthood without excluding a priesthood participated in or conferred.
Never combined
Confidence, on separate axes
Levels as proposed in the draft. They have not yet been verified by an editor and may change on review.
The wording is stable across all major witnesses of the cited edition; no known variant affects the proposition.
The lexical sense is established; the contextual sense “non-transferable” is debated.
The claim is about what a text says or means, not about an event, date or document, so external corroboration does not bear on it.
A report of the lexical evidence and of the contextual argument made from it.
Fifth axis
Traditional acceptance
As a report of what the text says, this claim is not disputed between traditions. Disagreement begins with the readings built on it, which are recorded as separate claims.
Witnesses, editions and evidence
| Primary witness | Work | Edition cited |
|---|---|---|
| Hebrews 7:24 | Epistle to the Hebrews | Novum Testamentum Graece, 28th edition (Nestle–Aland) |
Evidence
- BDAG s.v. ἀπαράβατος — Standard New Testament lexicon. (W. Bauer, F. W. Danker et al., 3rd edition)
Quotations and translations
The claim quotes no translated wording.
Textual variants
No variant bearing on this claim is recorded.
What this claim rests on
Grounded in its witness: as a report of what the text says, it remains supported unless it is set aside directly. Any argument recorded below is what supports it as a reading.
No argument is recorded; the claim is a direct report.
Claims that rest on this one: AM-CLAIM-000202. Reject it in the explorer
Provenance chain
- FindingThe adjective ἀπαράβατος in Hebrews 7:24 is glossed by the standard lexica as “permanent, unchangeable”; the sense “not passing to another” is argued from the contrast with succession in 7:23. (Philological claim.)
- Claims usedNone — the claim is reported directly from its witness.
- Supporting evidenceBDAG s.v. ἀπαράβατος — Standard New Testament lexicon.
- Primary sourceHebrews 7:24 (Novum Testamentum Graece, 28th edition (Nestle–Aland))
- Covenant relationshipsNone recorded.
- Doctrine connectionsNone recorded.
- InterpretationsProtestant readings often take the word to exclude any priestly successor. Catholic and Latter-day Saint readings take it to describe the permanence of Christ’s own priesthood without excluding a priesthood participated in or conferred.
- CounterviewsNo counter-model recorded against this claim.
Editorial record and machine involvement
Author: AbrahamMoses editorial (Sagolik)
Reviewers: none recorded — this revision has not been externally reviewed.
Change note: First published.
Drafted with AI assistance
Drafted with AI assistance (Claude, Anthropic) in October 2026 from the cited editions and the published record. References, editions, variants and confidence levels await verification by an AbrahamMoses editor. Verification: pending.
Living record
Revision history
| Revision | Status | Published | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revision 1 | Provisional | 2026-10-14 | First published. |
Cite this claim
Citations point at revision 1, which will never change.