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Lexicon :: Strong's G2420 - hierōsynē

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ἱερωσύνη
Transliteration
hierōsynē (Key)
Pronunciation
hee-er-o-soo'-nay
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:247,349

Strong’s Definitions

ἱερωσύνη hierōsýnē, hee-er-o-soo'-nay; from G2413; sacredness, i.e. (by implication) the priestly office:—priesthood.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G2420 in the following manner: priesthood (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G2420 in the following manner: priesthood (4x).
  1. priesthood, the priestly office

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἱερωσύνη hierōsýnē, hee-er-o-soo'-nay; from G2413; sacredness, i.e. (by implication) the priestly office:—priesthood.
STRONGS G2420:
ἱερωσύνη [on the ω see ἀγαθωσύνη, init.], -ης, , (ἱερός), priesthood, the priestly office: Hebrews 7:11f, 14, R G, 24. (Sir. 45:24; 1 Esdr. 5:38; 1 Macc. 2:54; 1 Macc. 3:49; 4 Macc. 5:34; Herodotus, Plato, Demosthenes, Diodorus, Joseph, Plutarch, Herodian, others.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Hebrews
7:11; 7:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2420 matches the Greek ἱερωσύνη (hierōsynē),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:11 - εἰ μὲν οὖν τελείωσις διὰ τῆς Λευιτικῆς ἱερωσύνης G2420 ἦν λαὸς γὰρ ἐπ᾽ αὐτῆς νενομοθέτηται τίς ἔτι χρεία κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισέδεκ ἕτερον ἀνίστασθαι ἱερέα καὶ οὐ κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Ἀαρὼν λέγεσθαι
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:12 - μετατιθεμένης γὰρ τῆς ἱερωσύνης G2420 ἐξ ἀνάγκης καὶ νόμου μετάθεσις γίνεται
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:24 - δὲ διὰ τὸ μένειν αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἀπαράβατον ἔχει τὴν ἱερωσύνην G2420
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