καθʼ ὅσον οὐ χωρὶς ὁρκωμοσίας. This is the SIXTH point of superiority. He has lingered at much greater length over the FIFTH than over the others, from the extreme importance of the argument which it incidentally involved. The oath on which the Melchisedek Priesthood was founded is that of Psalms 110:4. For the common word ὅρκος (as in Hebrews 6:17), he prefers the more sonorous ὁρκωμοσία which means the same thing, but sounds more emphatic.

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Old Testament