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Lexicon :: Strong's G2409 - hiereus

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ἱερεύς
Transliteration
hiereus (Key)
Pronunciation
hee-er-yooce'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:257,349

Strong’s Definitions

ἱερεύς hiereús, hee-er-yooce'; from G2413; a priest (literally or figuratively):—(high) priest.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's G2409 in the following manner: priest (31x), high priest (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's G2409 in the following manner: priest (31x), high priest (1x).

  1. a priest, one who offers sacrifices and in general in busied with sacred rites

    1. referring to priests of Gentiles or the Jews,

  2. metaph. of Christians, because, purified by the blood of Christ and brought into close intercourse with God, they devote their life to him alone and to Christ

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἱερεύς hiereús, hee-er-yooce'; from G2413; a priest (literally or figuratively):—(high) priest.
STRONGS G2409:
ἱερεύς, -έως, ὁ, (ἱερός) [from Homer down], Hebrew כֹּהֵן, a priest; one who offers sacrifices and in general is busied with sacred rites;
a. properly, of the priests of the Gentiles, Acts 14:13; of the priests of the Jews, Matthew 8:4; Matthew 12:4; Mark 1:44; [Mark 2:26]; Luke 1:5; Luke 5:14; John 1:19; [Hebrews 7:14 L T Tr WH], Hebrews 7:20 (Hebrews 7:21); Hebrews 8:4, etc.; of the high priest, Acts 5:24 R G (Exodus 35:18; 1 Kings 1:8; 1 Macc. 15:1; Josephus, Antiquities 6, 12, 1); and in the same sense Christ is called ἱερεύς in Hebrews 5:6 (from Psalm 109:4 (Ps. 110:4); Hebrews 7:17; also ἱερεὺς μέγας, Hebrews 10:21 (see ἀρχιερεύς, 3) [others take the adjective here not as blending with ἱερ. into a technical or official appellation, but as descriptive, great; cf. Hebrews 4:14].
b. metaphorically, of Christians, because, purified by the blood of Christ and brought into close contact with God, they devote their life to him alone (and to Christ): Revelation 1:6; Revelation 5:10; Revelation 20:6, cf. Revelation 1:5; Revelation 5:9.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
35:18
1 Kings
1:8
Psalms
109:4; 110:4
Matthew
8:4; 12:4
Mark
1:44; 2:26
Luke
1:5; 5:14
John
1:19
Acts
5:24; 14:13
Hebrews
4:14; 5:6; 7:14; 7:17; 7:20; 7:21; 8:4; 10:21
Revelation
1:5; 1:6; 5:9; 5:10; 20:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2409 matches the Greek ἱερεύς (hiereus),
which occurs 761 times in 656 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 3 / 14 (Lev 13:31–Lev 16:24)

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:31 - And if the priest examines the itching disease and it appears no deeper than the skin and there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall shut up the person with the itching disease for seven days,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:32 - and on the seventh day the priest shall examine the disease. If the itch has not spread, and there is in it no yellow hair, and the itch appears to be no deeper than the skin,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:33 - then he shall shave himself, but the itch he shall not shave; and the priest shall shut up the person with the itching disease for another seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:34 - And on the seventh day the priest shall examine the itch, and if the itch has not spread in the skin and it appears to be no deeper than the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean. And he shall wash his clothes and be clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:36 - then the priest shall examine him, and if the itch has spread in the skin, the priest need not seek for the yellow hair; he is unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:37 - But if in his eyes the itch is unchanged and black hair has grown in it, the itch is healed and he is clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:39 - the priest shall look, and if the spots on the skin of the body are of a dull white, it is leukoderma that has broken out in the skin; he is clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:43 - Then the priest shall examine him, and if the diseased swelling is reddish-white on his bald head or on his bald forehead, like the appearance of leprous disease in the skin of the body,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:44 - he is a leprous man, he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean; his disease is on his head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:49 - if the disease is greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin or in the warp or the woof or in any article made of skin, it is a case of leprous disease, and it shall be shown to the priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:50 - And the priest shall examine the disease and shut up that which has the disease for seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:51 - Then he shall examine the disease on the seventh day. If the disease has spread in the garment, in the warp or the woof, or in the skin, whatever be the use of the skin, the disease is a persistent leprous disease; it is unclean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:53 - “And if the priest examines, and if the disease has not spread in the garment, in the warp or the woof or in any article made of skin,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:54

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:54 - then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which is the disease, and he shall shut it up for another seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:55

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:55 - And the priest shall examine the diseased thing after it has been washed. And if the appearance of the diseased area has not changed, though the disease has not spread, it is unclean. You shall burn it in the fire, whether the rot is on the back or on the front.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:56 - “But if the priest examines, and if the diseased area has faded after it has been washed, he shall tear it out of the garment or the skin or the warp or the woof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:2 - “This shall be the law of the leprous person for the day of his cleansing. He shall be brought to the priest,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:3 - and the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest shall look. Then, if the case of leprous disease is healed in the leprous person,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:4 - the priest shall command them to take for him who is to be cleansed two live[fn] clean birds and cedarwood and scarlet yarn and hyssop.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:5 - And the priest shall command them to kill one of the birds in an earthenware vessel over fresh[fn] water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:11 - And the priest who cleanses him shall set the man who is to be cleansed and these things before the LORD, at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:12 - And the priest shall take one of the male lambs and offer it for a guilt offering, along with the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:13 - And he shall kill the lamb in the place where they kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the place of the sanctuary. For the guilt offering, like the sin offering, belongs to the priest; it is most holy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:14 - The priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering, and the priest shall put it on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:15 - Then the priest shall take some of the log of oil and pour it into the palm of his own left hand

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:17 - And some of the oil that remains in his hand the priest shall put on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:18 - And the rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed. Then the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:19 - The priest shall offer the sin offering, to make atonement for him who is to be cleansed from his uncleanness. And afterward he shall kill the burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:20 - And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar. Thus the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:23 - And on the eighth day he shall bring them for his cleansing to the priest, to the entrance of the tent of meeting, before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:24 - And the priest shall take the lamb of the guilt offering and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:25 - And he shall kill the lamb of the guilt offering. And the priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:26 - And the priest shall pour some of the oil into the palm of his own left hand,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:27 - and shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:28 - And the priest shall put some of the oil that is in his hand on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot, in the place where the blood of the guilt offering was put.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:29 - And the rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:31 - one[fn] for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering, along with a grain offering. And the priest shall make atonement before the LORD for him who is being cleansed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:35 - then he who owns the house shall come and tell the priest, ‘There seems to me to be some case of disease in my house.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:36 - Then the priest shall command that they empty the house before the priest goes to examine the disease, lest all that is in the house be declared unclean. And afterward the priest shall go in to see the house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:38 - then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house and shut up the house seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:39 - And the priest shall come again on the seventh day, and look. If the disease has spread in the walls of the house,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:40 - then the priest shall command that they take out the stones in which is the disease and throw them into an unclean place outside the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:44 - then the priest shall go and look. And if the disease has spread in the house, it is a persistent leprous disease in the house; it is unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:48 - “But if the priest comes and looks, and if the disease has not spread in the house after the house was plastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, for the disease is healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:14 - And on the eighth day he shall take two turtledoves or two pigeons and come before the LORD to the entrance of the tent of meeting and give them to the priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:15 - And the priest shall use them, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. And the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD for his discharge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:29 - And on the eighth day she shall take two turtledoves or two pigeons and bring them to the priest, to the entrance of the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:30 - And the priest shall use one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. And the priest shall make atonement for her before the LORD for her unclean discharge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:20 - “And when he has made an end of atoning for the Holy Place and the tent of meeting and the altar, he shall present the live goat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:24 - And he shall bathe his body in water in a holy place and put on his garments and come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people and make atonement for himself and for the people.

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