GreekG2409Noun (Masculine)

ἱερεύς

hiereus

31Occurrences
G2409Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a priest (literally or figuratively)

from G2413 (ἱερός);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a priest: ἱ. Διός; of Jewish priests, of Christ, (LXX) ; of Christians
LXX: for כָּהֵן

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

ἱερεύς appears 31 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Hebrews
13
Luke
5
Acts
4
Matthew
3
Revelation
3
Mark
2
John
1

Key Passages

Acts 14:13BSB

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.

Hebrews 5:6BSB

And in another passage God says:“You are a priest foreverin the order of Melchizedek.”

Hebrews 7:17BSB

For it is testified:“You are a priest foreverin the order of Melchizedek.”

Luke 1:5BSB

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.

Matthew 12:5BSB

Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.