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2409 – ἱερεύς (hiereus)

priest


Type:
Noun
mask. ♂
Greek: ἱερεύς (hiereus)
Pronunciation: hee-er-yooce
Gematria: 526(10 + 5 + 100 + 5 + 400 + 6)    words with the same gematria
Origin: From G2413
Usage: 31 times in NT

Description

  1. A priest, one who offers sacrifices and in general in busied with sacred rites.
    1. Referring to priests of Gentiles or the Jews,.
  2. Metaphor, of Christians, because, purified by the blood of Christ and brought into close intercourse with God, they devote their life to him alone and to Christ.


Origin

From G2413:

ἱερόςhierosG2413holy

Word root

Word with hiereus as root:

ἀρχιερεύςarchiereusG0749chief priest
ἱερατεύωhierateuoG2407execute the priest's office

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into hiereus :

כָּהַןkahanH3547to minister
כָּהֵןkahenA3549priest

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
acc. pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
N-APM-5
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
N-ASM-2
Noun Noun
dative pl. ♂ dative plural masculine
N-DPM-2
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
N-DSM-3
Noun Noun
gen. pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine
N-GPM-2
Noun Noun
nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine
N-NPM-6
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSM-11


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Usage in NT


3
2
5
1
3
14
3
Total    31

References (31 occurances in 31 verses)




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