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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)
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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, , (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 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:9 - As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:5 - Now the law of Moses required that the priests, who are descendants of Levi, must collect a tithe from the rest of the people of Israel,[fn] who are also descendants of Abraham.
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