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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 14 times in 12 verses in 'Heb' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:6

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

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 BoxHeb 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 BoxHeb 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

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:17

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 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 BoxHeb 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

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

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

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

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