GreekG2407Verb
ἱερατεύω
hierateuō
“to serve as priest”
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Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to be a priest, i.e. perform his functions
prolongation from G2409 (ἱερεύς);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to be a priest, officiate as a priest: (the word is frequently in Inscr.; see LS; Deiss., BS, 215; LAE, 70; Cremer, 734).
LXX: chiefly for כָּהַן pi.
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Grammar & Morphology
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
ἱερατεύω appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Luke
1
Key Passages
Luke 1:8BSB
One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
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