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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 31 times in 30 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:4 - Yeshua said to him, "See that you tell nobody, but go, show yourself to the Kohen, and offer the gift that Moshe commanded, as a testimony to them."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:4 - how he entered into the house of God, and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but only for the Kohanim?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:5 - Or have you not read in the law, that on the day of Shabbat, the Kohanim in the temple profane the Shabbat, and are guiltless?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:44 - and said to him, "See you say nothing to anybody, but go show yourself to the Kohen, and offer for your cleansing the things which Moshe commanded, for a testimony to them."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:26 - How he entered into the house of God when Avyatar was Kohen Gadol, and ate the show bread, which it is not lawful to eat except for the Kohanim, and gave also to those who were with him?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:5 - There was in the days of Herod, the king of Yehudah, a certain Kohen named Zekharyah, of the priestly division of Aviyah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aharon, and her name was Elisheva.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:14 - He charged him to "Tell no one, but go your way, and show yourself to the Kohen, and offer for your cleansing according to what Moshe commanded, for a testimony to them."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:4 - how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who were with him, which is not lawful to eat except for the Kohanim alone?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:31 - By chance a certain Kohen was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:14 - When he saw them, he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the Kohanim." It happened that as they went, they were cleansed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:19 - This is Yochanan's testimony, when the Yehudim sent Kohanim and Levites from Yerushalayim to ask him, "Who are you?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:1 - As they spoke to the people, the Kohanim and the captain of the temple and the Tzedukim came to them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:7 - The word of God increased and the number of the talmidim multiplied in Yerushalayim exceedingly. A great company of the Kohanim were obedient to the faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:13 - The Kohen of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:6 - As he says also in another place, "You are a Kohen forever, After the order of Malki-Tzedek."

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:1 - For this Malki-Tzedek, king of Shalem, Kohen of El `Elyon, who met Avraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:3 - without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God), remains a Kohen continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:11 - Now if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people have received the law), what further need was there for another Kohen to arise after the order of Malki-Tzedek, and not be called after the order of Aharon?

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:14 - For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Yehudah, about which tribe Moshe spoke nothing concerning priesthood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:15 - This is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Malki-Tzedek there arises another Kohen,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:17 - for it is testified, "You are a Kohen forever, According to the order of Malki-Tzedek."

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:21 - (for they indeed have been made Kohanim without an oath), but he with an oath by him that says of him, "The Lord swore and will not change his mind, 'You are a Kohen forever, According to the order of Malki-Tzedek'".

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:23 - Many, indeed, have been made Kohanim, because they are hindered from continuing by death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:4 - For if he were on eretz, he would not be a Kohen at all, seeing there are Kohanim who offer the gifts according to the law;

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:6 - Now these things having been thus prepared, the Kohanim go in continually into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the services,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:11 - Every Kohen indeed stands day by day ministering and often offering the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:21 - and having a great Kohen over the house of God,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:6 - and he made us to be a kingdom, Kohanim to his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amein.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:10 - And made them kings and Kohanim to our God, And they reign on eretz."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:6 - Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over these, the second death has no power, but they will be Kohanim of God and of Messiah, and will reign with him one thousand years.
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