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Lexicon :: Strong's G2405 - hierateia

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ἱερατεία
Transliteration
hierateia (Key)
Pronunciation
hee-er-at-i'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s) TR
2x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
15x in 3 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:251,349

Strong’s Definitions

ἱερατεία hierateía, hee-er-at-i'-ah; from G2407; priestliness, i.e. the sacerdotal function:—office of the priesthood, priest's office.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G2405 in the following manner: priest's office (1x), office of the priesthood (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G2405 in the following manner: priest's office (1x), office of the priesthood (1x).

  1. the priesthood, the office of a priest

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἱερατεία hierateía, hee-er-at-i'-ah; from G2407; priestliness, i.e. the sacerdotal function:—office of the priesthood, priest's office.
STRONGS G2405:
ἱερατεία [WH -τια; see Ι, ι], -ας, ἡ, (ἱερατεύω), the priesthood, the office of priest: Luke 1:9; Hebrews 7:5. (Sept. for כְּהֻנָּה; Aristotle, pol. 7, 8; Dionysius Halicarnassus; Boeckh, Inscriptions ii., pp. 127, 23; 363, 27.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
1:9
Hebrews
7:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2405 matches the Greek ἱερατεία (hierateia),
which occurs 15 times in 13 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:9 - and wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and put headbands on them, and so the ministry of priesthood will belong to them by a perpetual ordinance. Thus you are to consecrate Aaron and his sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:19

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 Box Exo 39:41

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:41 - the woven garments for serving in the sanctuary, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to minister as priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:15 - and anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may minister as my priests; their anointing will make them a priesthood that will continue throughout their generations."

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:10 - So you are to appoint Aaron and his sons, and they will be responsible for their priesthood; but the unauthorized person who comes near must be put to death."

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:1 - The LORD said to Aaron, "You and your sons and your tribe with you must bear the iniquity of the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you must bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:7 - But you and your sons with you are responsible for your priestly duties, for everything at the altar and within the curtain. And you must serve. I give you the priesthood as a gift for service; but the unauthorized person who approaches must be put to death."

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:13 - So it will be to him and his descendants after him a covenant of a permanent priesthood, because he has been zealous for his God, and has made atonement for the Israelites.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:7 - But the Levites will not have an allotted portion among you, for their inheritance is to serve the LORD. Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their allotted land east of the Jordan which Moses the LORD's servant assigned them."

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:62

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:62 - They searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but did not find them. They were therefore excluded from the priesthood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:64

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:64 - They searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but none were found. They were therefore excluded from the priesthood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 13:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:29 - Please remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, the covenant of the priesthood, and the Levites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:4 - For the Israelites must live many days without a king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred fertility pillar, without ephod or idols.
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