ἱερεύς
hiereus
“priest”
Definition
a priest (literally or figuratively)
from G2413 (ἱερός);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
G:N-M
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
ἱερεύς appears 31 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.
And in another passage God says:“You are a priest foreverin the order of Melchizedek.”
For it is testified:“You are a priest foreverin the order of Melchizedek.”
In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a daughter of Aaron.
Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?
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