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Lexicon :: Strong's G2407 - hierateuō

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ἱερατεύω
Transliteration
hierateuō (Key)
Pronunciation
hee-er-at-yoo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Prolongation from ἱερεύς (G2409)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:248,349

Strong’s Definitions

ἱερατεύω hierateúō, hee-er-at-yoo'-o; prolongation from G2409; to be a priest, i.e. perform his functions:—execute the priest's office.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G2407 in the following manner: execute the priest's office (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G2407 in the following manner: execute the priest's office (1x).

  1. to be a priest, discharge the office of a priest, to be busied in sacred duties

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἱερατεύω hierateúō, hee-er-at-yoo'-o; prolongation from G2409; to be a priest, i.e. perform his functions:—execute the priest's office.
STRONGS G2407:
ἱερατεύω; (from ἱεράομαι and the verbal adjective ἱερατός, though this adjective does not occur); to be priest, discharge the priest's office, be busied in sacred duties: Luke 1:8. (Josephus, Antiquities 3, 8, 1; Herodian, 5, 6, 6 [3 edition, Bekker]; Pausanias, Heliodorus, Inscriptions [see Liddell and Scott]; Sept. for כִּהֵן.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
1:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2407 matches the Greek ἱερατεύω (hierateuō),
which occurs 23 times in 23 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:1 - “Call for your brother, Aaron, and his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Set them apart from the rest of the people of Israel so they may minister to me and be my priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:3 - Instruct all the skilled craftsmen whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom. Have them make garments for Aaron that will distinguish him as a priest set apart for my service.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:4 - These are the garments they are to make: a chestpiece, an ephod, a robe, a patterned tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these sacred garments for your brother, Aaron, and his sons to wear when they serve me as priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:41

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:41 - Clothe your brother, Aaron, and his sons with these garments, and then anoint and ordain them. Consecrate them so they can serve as my priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:1 - “This is the ceremony you must follow when you consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams with no defects.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:44

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:44 - Yes, I will consecrate the Tabernacle and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:30 - “Anoint Aaron and his sons also, consecrating them to serve me as priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:10 - the beautifully stitched garments—the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:13 - Dress Aaron with the sacred garments and anoint him, consecrating him to serve me as a priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:15 - Anoint them as you did their father, so they may also serve me as priests. With their anointing, Aaron’s descendants are set apart for the priesthood forever, from generation to generation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:35 - This is their rightful share. The special gifts presented to the LORD have been reserved for Aaron and his descendants from the time they were set apart to serve the LORD as priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:32 - In future generations, the purification[fn] ceremony will be performed by the priest who has been anointed and ordained to serve as high priest in place of his ancestor Aaron. He will put on the holy linen garments

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:3 - These sons of Aaron were anointed and ordained to minister as priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:4 - But Nadab and Abihu died in the LORD’s presence in the wilderness of Sinai when they burned before the LORD the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded. Since they had no sons, this left only Eleazar and Ithamar to serve as priests with their father, Aaron.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:10 - Korah, he has already given this special ministry to you and your fellow Levites. Are you now demanding the priesthood as well?

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:6 - (The people of Israel set out from the wells of the people of Jaakan[fn] and traveled to Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried. His son Eleazar ministered as high priest in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 24:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:33 - Eleazar son of Aaron also died. He was buried in the hill country of Ephraim, in the town of Gibeah, which had been given to his son Phinehas.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:28 - I chose your ancestor Aaron[fn] from among all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifices on my altar, to burn incense, and to wear the priestly vest[fn] as he served me. And I assigned the sacrificial offerings to you priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:10 - Johanan was the father of Azariah, the high priest at the Temple[fn] built by Solomon in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 24:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:2 - But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons. So only Eleazar and Ithamar were left to carry on as priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 31:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:19 - As for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who were living in the open villages around the towns, men were appointed by name to distribute portions to every male among the priests and to all the Levites listed in the genealogical records.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:13 - They may not approach me to minister as priests. They may not touch any of my holy things or the holy offerings, for they must bear the shame of all the detestable sins they have committed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:6 - My people are being destroyed
because they don’t know me.
Since you priests refuse to know me,
I refuse to recognize you as my priests.
Since you have forgotten the laws of your God,
I will forget to bless your children.
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