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Lexicon :: Strong's G2409 - hiereus

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ἱερεύς
Transliteration
hiereus (Key)
Pronunciation
hee-er-yooce'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:257,349

Strong’s Definitions

ἱερεύς hiereús, hee-er-yooce'; from G2413; a priest (literally or figuratively):—(high) priest.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's G2409 in the following manner: priest (31x), high priest (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's G2409 in the following manner: priest (31x), high priest (1x).

  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. metaph. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἱερεύς hiereús, hee-er-yooce'; from G2413; a priest (literally or figuratively):—(high) priest.
STRONGS G2409:
ἱερεύς, -έως, ὁ, (ἱερός) [from Homer down], Hebrew כֹּהֵן, a priest; one who offers sacrifices and in general is busied with sacred rites;
a. properly, of the priests of the Gentiles, Acts 14:13; of the priests of the Jews, Matthew 8:4; Matthew 12:4; Mark 1:44; [Mark 2:26]; Luke 1:5; Luke 5:14; John 1:19; [Hebrews 7:14 L T Tr WH], Hebrews 7:20 (Hebrews 7:21); Hebrews 8:4, etc.; of the high priest, Acts 5:24 R G (Exodus 35:18; 1 Kings 1:8; 1 Macc. 15:1; Josephus, Antiquities 6, 12, 1); and in the same sense Christ is called ἱερεύς in Hebrews 5:6 (from Psalm 109:4 (Ps. 110:4); Hebrews 7:17; also ἱερεὺς μέγας, Hebrews 10:21 (see ἀρχιερεύς, 3) [others take the adjective here not as blending with ἱερ. into a technical or official appellation, but as descriptive, great; cf. Hebrews 4:14].
b. metaphorically, of Christians, because, purified by the blood of Christ and brought into close contact with God, they devote their life to him alone (and to Christ): Revelation 1:6; Revelation 5:10; Revelation 20:6, cf. Revelation 1:5; Revelation 5:9.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
35:18
1 Kings
1:8
Psalms
109:4; 110:4
Matthew
8:4; 12:4
Mark
1:44; 2:26
Luke
1:5; 5:14
John
1:19
Acts
5:24; 14:13
Hebrews
4:14; 5:6; 7:14; 7:17; 7:20; 7:21; 8:4; 10:21
Revelation
1:5; 1:6; 5:9; 5:10; 20:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2409 matches the Greek ἱερεύς (hiereus),
which occurs 31 times in 30 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:4 - And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one [about this]; but go, show yourself to the priest [for inspection] and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony (evidence) to them [of your healing].”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:4 - how he went into the house of God, and they ate the [fn]consecrated bread, which was not lawful for him to eat nor for those with him, but for the priests only?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:5 - “Or have you not read in the Law, that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break [the sanctity of] the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:44 - saying to him, “See that you tell no one anything [about this]; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your purification what Moses commanded, as proof to them [that you are really healed].”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:26 - how he went into the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the sacred bread, which is not lawful for anyone but the priests to eat, and how he also gave it to the men who were with him?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:5 -

In the days of Herod [the Great], king of Judea, there was a certain priest whose name was [fn]Zacharias, of [fn]the division of Abijah. His wife was [fn]a descendant of Aaron [the first high priest of Israel], and her name was Elizabeth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:14 - Jesus ordered him to tell no one [that he might happen to meet], “But go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your purification, just as Moses commanded, as a testimony (witness) to them [that this is a work of Messiah].”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:4 - how he went into the house of God, and took and ate the [fn]consecrated bread, which is not lawful [for anyone] to eat except the priests alone, and [how he also] gave it to the men who were with him?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:31 - “Now by coincidence a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:14 - When He saw them, He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were [miraculously] healed and made clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:19 -

This is the testimony of John [the Baptist] when the Jews sent priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

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And while Peter and John were talking to the people, the priests and the captain [who was in charge of the temple area and] of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

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And the message of God kept on growing and spreading, and the number of disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem; and a large number of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith [accepting Jesus as Messiah and acknowledging Him as the Source of eternal salvation].

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:13 - The priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance of the city, brought bulls and garlands to the city gates, and wanted to offer sacrifices with the crowds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:6 -

just as He also says in another place,

“YOU ARE A PRIEST [appointed] FOREVER

ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF [fn]MELCHIZEDEK.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:1 -

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he returned from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:3 - Without [[fn]any record of] father or mother, nor ancestral line, without [any record of] beginning of days (birth) nor ending of life (death), but having been made like the Son of God, he remains a priest without interruption and without successor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:11 -

Now if perfection [a perfect fellowship between God and the worshiper] had been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people were given the Law) what further need was there for another and different kind of priest to arise, one in the manner of Melchizedek, rather than one appointed to the order of Aaron?

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:14 - For it is evident that our Lord descended from [the tribe of] Judah, and Moses mentioned nothing about priests in connection with that tribe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:15 - And this becomes even more evident if another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:17 - For it is attested [by God] of Him,

“YOU (Christ) ARE A PRIEST FOREVER

ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:21 - (for those Levites who formerly became priests [received their office] without [its being confirmed by the taking of] an oath, but this One [was designated] with an oath through the One who said to Him,

“THE LORD HAS SWORN

AND WILL NOT CHANGE HIS MIND or REGRET IT,

‘YOU (Christ) ARE A PRIEST FOREVER’”).

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:23 -

The [former successive line of] priests, on the one hand, existed in greater numbers because they were each prevented by death from continuing [perpetually in office];

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:4 - Now if He were [still living] on earth, He would not be a priest at all, for there are priests who offer the gifts [to God] in accordance with the Law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:6 -

Now when these things have been prepared in this way, the priests continually enter the outer [or first section of the] tabernacle [that is, the Holy Place] performing [their ritual acts of] the divine worship,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:11 -

Every priest stands [at his altar of service] ministering daily, offering the same sacrifices over and over, which are never able [fn]to strip away sins [that envelop and cover us];

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:21 - and since we have a great and wonderful Priest [Who rules] over the house of God,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:6 - and formed us into a kingdom [as His subjects], [fn]priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and the power and the majesty and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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“You have made them to be a kingdom [of royal subjects] and priests to our God; and they will reign on the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:6 - [fn]Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) and holy is the person who takes part in the first resurrection; over these the second death [which is eternal separation from God, the lake of fire] has no power or authority, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and they will reign with Him a thousand years.
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