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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 you shall gird them with sashes, Aaron and his sons, and put the hats on them. The priesthood shall be theirs for a perpetual statute. So you shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:19 - ‘the garments of ministry,[fn] for ministering in the holy place—the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:41

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:41 - and the garments of ministry,[fn] to minister in the holy place: the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons’ garments, to minister as priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:15 - “You shall anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may minister to Me as priests; for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:10 - “So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall attend to their priesthood; but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:1 - Then the LORD said to Aaron: “You and your sons and your father’s house with you shall bear the iniquity related to the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you shall bear the iniquity associated with your priesthood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:7 - “Therefore you and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for everything at the altar and behind the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood to you as a gift for service, but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:13 - ‘and it shall be to him and his descendants after him a covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was zealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:7 - “But the Levites have no part among you, for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:62

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:62 - These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:64

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:64 - These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but it was not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 13:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:29 - Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and 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 children of Israel shall abide many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, without ephod or teraphim.
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