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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 32 times in 30 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:4 - et ait illi Iesus vide nemini dixeris sed vade ostende te sacerdoti et offer munus quod praecepit Moses in testimonium illis

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:4 - quomodo intravit in domum Dei et panes propositionis comedit quos non licebat ei edere neque his qui cum eo erant nisi solis sacerdotibus

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:5 - aut non legistis in lege quia sabbatis sacerdotes in templo sabbatum violant et sine crimine sunt

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:44 - et dicit ei vide nemini dixeris sed vade ostende te principi sacerdotum et offer pro emundatione tua quae praecepit Moses in testimonium illis

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:26 - quomodo introiit in domum Dei sub Abiathar principe sacerdotum et panes propositionis manducavit quos non licet manducare nisi sacerdotibus et dedit eis qui cum eo erant

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:5 - fuit in diebus Herodis regis Iudaeae sacerdos quidam nomine Zaccharias de vice Abia et uxor illi de filiabus Aaron et nomen eius Elisabeth

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:14 - et ipse praecepit illi ut nemini diceret sed vade ostende te sacerdoti et offer pro emundatione tua sicut praecepit Moses in testimonium illis

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:4 - quomodo intravit in domum Dei et panes propositionis sumpsit et manducavit et dedit his qui cum ipso erant quos non licet manducare nisi tantum sacerdotibus

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:31 - accidit autem ut sacerdos quidam descenderet eadem via et viso illo praeterivit

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:14 - quos ut vidit dixit ite ostendite vos sacerdotibus et factum est dum irent mundati sunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:19 - et hoc est testimonium Iohannis quando miserunt Iudaei ab Hierosolymis sacerdotes et Levitas ad eum ut interrogarent eum tu quis es

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:1 - loquentibus autem illis ad populum supervenerunt sacerdotes et magistratus templi et Sadducaei

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:24 - ut audierunt autem hos sermones magistratus templi et principes sacerdotum ambigebant de illis quidnam fieret

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:7 - et verbum Dei crescebat et multiplicabatur numerus discipulorum in Hierusalem valde multa etiam turba sacerdotum oboediebat fidei

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:13 - [Vulgate 14:12] sacerdos quoque Iovis qui erat ante civitatem tauros et coronas ante ianuas adferens cum populis volebat sacrificare

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:6 - quemadmodum et in alio dicit tu es sacerdos in aeternum secundum ordinem Melchisedech

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:1 - hic enim Melchisedech rex Salem sacerdos Dei summi qui obviavit Abrahae regresso a caede regum et benedixit ei

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:3 - sine patre sine matre sine genealogia neque initium dierum neque finem vitae habens adsimilatus autem Filio Dei manet sacerdos in perpetuum

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:11 - si ergo consummatio per sacerdotium leviticum erat populus enim sub ipso legem accepit quid adhuc necessarium secundum ordinem Melchisedech alium surgere sacerdotem et non secundum ordinem Aaron dici

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:15 - et amplius adhuc manifestum est si secundum similitudinem Melchisedech exsurgit alius sacerdos

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:17 - contestatur enim quoniam tu es sacerdos in aeternum secundum ordinem Melchisedech

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:21 - hic autem cum iureiurando per eum qui dixit ad illum iuravit Dominus et non paenitebit tu es sacerdos in aeternum

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:23 - et alii quidem plures facti sunt sacerdotes idcirco quod morte prohiberentur permanere

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:4 - si ergo esset super terram nec esset sacerdos cum essent qui offerrent secundum legem munera

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:6 - his vero ita conpositis in priori quidem tabernaculo semper introibant sacerdotes sacrificiorum officia consummantes

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:11 - et omnis quidem sacerdos praesto est cotidie ministrans et easdem saepe offerens hostias quae numquam possunt auferre peccata

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:21 - et sacerdotem magnum super domum Dei

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:6 - et fecit nostrum regnum sacerdotes Deo et Patri suo ipsi gloria et imperium in saecula saeculorum amen

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:10 - et fecisti eos Deo nostro regnum et sacerdotes et regnabunt super terram

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:6 - beatus et sanctus qui habet partem in resurrectione prima in his secunda mors non habet potestatem sed erunt sacerdotes Dei et Christi et regnabunt cum illo mille annis
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