This adjective describes something that has become completely clear and undeniable. In Hebrews 7:15 it introduces the evident change in priesthood under Christ, where the shift from Levitical to Melchizedekian order is so obvious it requires no argument. The multilingual glosses (evident, manifesto, manifeste, offenbar) all emphasize the public, unmistakable nature of what is being revealed. Classical usage shows the word applied to things discovered or made known through observation.