Λευειτικός G3020
Levitical, pertaining to the tribe or priesthood of Levi
This adjective designates what belongs to or relates to the Levites, the priestly tribe descended from Levi. In Hebrews 7:11, it specifically refers to the Levitical priesthood established under Mosaic law. The author of Hebrews uses this term while arguing that the old priesthood was imperfect, requiring replacement by Christ's superior priesthood after the order of Melchizedek.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Hebrews 7:11 questions whether perfection could come through the Levitical priesthood, since the law was based on it. This sets up the argument for Christ's superior, eternal priesthood. The multilingual evidence (Levitical, levítico, lévitique, levitisch) uniformly identifies the adjectival form relating to Levitical office, central to the book's theology of Christ superseding the old covenant ministry. 1×
AR["اللَّاوِيَّةِ"]·ben["লেবীয়"]·DE["levitisch"]·EN["Levitical"]·FR["lévitique"]·heb["הַלְוִיִּת"]·HI["लेवीय"]·ID["Lewi"]·IT["leuitikēs"]·jav["Léwi"]·KO["레위인의"]·PT["levítico"]·RU["Левитское"]·ES["levítico"]·SW["Kilawi"]·TR["Levili"]·urd["لاوی"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Λευειτικός (Rec. Λευϊτ-), -ή, -όν [in LXX: Le, tit.* ;] Levitical: Heb.7:11.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)