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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 761 times in 656 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 14 (Gen 14:18–Lev 5:8)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:18 - Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (Now he was the priest of the Most High God.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:45 - Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah. He also gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. So Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:50 - Two sons were born to Joseph before the famine came. Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, was their mother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:20 - Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt. Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore them to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:22 - But he did not purchase the land of the priests because the priests had an allotment from Pharaoh and they ate from their allotment that Pharaoh gave them. That is why they did not sell their land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:26 - So Joseph made it a statute, which is in effect to this day throughout the land of Egypt: One-fifth belongs to Pharaoh. Only the land of the priests did not become Pharaoh's.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:16 - Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and began to draw water and fill the troughs in order to water their father's flock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:1 - Now Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:1 - Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard about all that God had done for Moses and for his people Israel, that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:22 - Let the priests also, who approach the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break through against them."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:24 - The LORD said to him, "Go, get down, and come up, and Aaron with you, but do not let the priests and the people force their way through to come up to the LORD, lest he break through against them."

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:30 - The priest who succeeds him from his sons, when he first comes to the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place, is to wear them for seven days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:19 - the woven garments for serving in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to minister as priests."

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:21 - This is the inventory of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, which was counted by the order of Moses, being the work of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:1 - From the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn they made woven garments for serving in the sanctuary; they made holy garments that were for Aaron, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:5 - Then the one presenting the offering must slaughter the bull before the LORD, and the sons of Aaron, the priests, must present the blood and splash the blood against the sides of the altar which is at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:7 - and the sons of Aaron, the priest, must put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:8 - Then the sons of Aaron, the priests, must arrange the parts with the head and the suet on the wood that is in the fire on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:9 - Finally, the one presenting the offering must wash its entrails and its legs in water and the priest must offer all of it up in smoke on the altar - it is a burnt offering, a gift of a soothing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:11 - and must slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and the sons of Aaron, the priests, will splash its blood against the altar's sides.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:12 - Next, the one presenting the offering must cut it into parts, with its head and its suet, and the priest must arrange them on the wood which is in the fire, on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:13 - Then the one presenting the offering must wash the entrails and the legs in water, and the priest must present all of it and offer it up in smoke on the altar - it is a burnt offering, a gift of a soothing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:15 - The priest must present it at the altar, pinch off its head and offer the head up in smoke on the altar, and its blood must be drained out against the side of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:17 - and tear it open by its wings without dividing it into two parts. Finally, the priest must offer it up in smoke on the altar on the wood which is in the fire - it is a burnt offering, a gift of a soothing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:2 - Then he must bring it to the sons of Aaron, the priests, and the priest must scoop out from there a handful of its choice wheat flour and some of its olive oil in addition to all of its frankincense, and the priest must offer its memorial portion up in smoke on the altar - it is a gift of a soothing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:8 - "'You must bring the grain offering that must be made from these to the LORD. Present it to the priest, and he will bring it to the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:9 - Then the priest must take up from the grain offering its memorial portion and offer it up in smoke on the altar - it is a gift of a soothing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:16 - Then the priest must offer its memorial portion up in smoke - some of its crushed bits, some of its olive oil, in addition to all of its frankincense - it is a gift to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:2 - He must lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance of the Meeting Tent, and the sons of Aaron, the priests, must splash the blood against the altar's sides.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:5 - Then the sons of Aaron must offer it up in smoke on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the wood in the fire as a gift of a soothing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:8 - He must lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it before the Meeting Tent, and the sons of Aaron must splash its blood against the altar's sides.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:11 - Then the priest must offer it up in smoke on the altar as a food gift to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:13 - lay his hand on its head, and slaughter it before the Meeting Tent, and the sons of Aaron must splash its blood against the altar's sides.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:16 - Then the priest must offer them up in smoke on the altar as a food gift for a soothing aroma - all the fat belongs to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:5 - Then that high priest must take some of the blood of the bull and bring it to the Meeting Tent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:6 - The priest must dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD toward the front of the veil-canopy of the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:7 - The priest must put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the LORD in the Meeting Tent, and all the rest of the bull's blood he must pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:10 - - just as it is taken from the ox of the peace offering sacrifice - and the priest must offer them up in smoke on the altar of burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:16 - Then the high priest must bring some of the blood of the bull to the Meeting Tent,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:17 - and that priest must dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before the LORD toward the front of the veil-canopy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:18 - He must put some of the blood on the horns of the altar which is before the LORD in the Meeting Tent, and all the rest of the blood he must pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:20 - He must do with the rest of the bull just as he did with the bull of the sin offering; this is what he must do with it. So the priest will make atonement on their behalf and they will be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:25 - Then the priest must take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and he must pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:26 - Then the priest must offer all of its fat up in smoke on the altar like the fat of the peace offering sacrifice. So the priest will make atonement on his behalf for his sin and he will be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:30 - Then the priest must take some of its blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and he must pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:31 - Then he must remove all of its fat (just as fat was removed from the peace offering sacrifice) and the priest must offer it up in smoke on the altar for a soothing aroma to the LORD. So the priest will make atonement on his behalf and he will be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:34 - Then the priest must take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and he must pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:35 - Then the one who brought the offering must remove all its fat (just as the fat of the sheep is removed from the peace offering sacrifice) and the priest must offer them up in smoke on the altar on top of the other gifts of the LORD. So the priest will make atonement on his behalf for his sin which he has committed and he will be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:6 - and he must bring his penalty for guilt to the LORD for his sin that he has committed, a female from the flock, whether a female sheep or a female goat, for a sin offering. So the priest will make atonement on his behalf for his sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:8 - He must bring them to the priest and present first the one that is for a sin offering. The priest must pinch its head at the nape of its neck, but must not sever the head from the body.

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