Strong's Lexicon
G2409 — ἱερεύς
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2409 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἱερεύς |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G2413 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 31 |
| Transliteration: | hiereus |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hee-er-yooce' |
| Meaning: | 1. a priest {literally or figuratively} |
| KJV Renderings: | (high) priest |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἱερεύς, ἱερέως, ὁ (ἱερός) (from Homer down), Hebrew ëÉÌäÅï, a priest; one who offers sacrifices and in general is busied with sacred rites;
a. properly, of the priests of the Gentiles, Act 14:13; of the priests of the Jews, Mat 8:4; Mat 12:4; Mar 1:44; (Mar 2:26); Luk 1:5; Luk 5:14; Joh 1:19; Heb 7:1-28:( L T Tr WH), (); , etc.; of the high priest, Act 5:24 R G (Exo 35:18; 1Ki 1:8; 1Ma 15:1; Josephus, Antiquities 6, 12, 1); and in the same sense Christ is called ἱερεύς in Heb 5:6 (from Psa 109:4 (); Heb 7:17; also ἱερεύς μέγας, Heb 10:21 (see ἀρχιερεύς, 3) (others take the adjective here not as blending with ἱερεύς into a technical or official appellation, but as descriptive, great; cf. Heb 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): Rev 1:6; Rev 5:10; Rev 20:6, cf. Rev 1:5; Rev 5:9.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἱερεύς ((high) priest)
Matthew 8:4
- KJV: And Jesus saith unto him See thou tell no man but go thy way shew thyself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded for a testimony unto them
- GK: και λέγει αυτώ ο Ιησούς όρα μηδενί είπης αλλ΄ ύπαγε σεαυτόν δείξον τω ιερεί και προσένεγκε το δώρον ο προσέταξε Μωσής εις μαρτύριον αυτοίς
Matthew 12:4
- KJV: How he entered into the house of God and did eat the shew bread which was not lawful for him to eat neither for them which were with him but only for the priests
- GK: πως εισήλθεν εις τον οίκον του θεού και τους άρτους της προθέσεως έφαγεν ους ουκ εξόν ην αυτώ φαγείν ουδέ τοις μετ΄ αυτού ει τοις ιερεύσι μόνοις
Matthew 12:5
- KJV: Or have ye not read in the law how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath and are blameless
- GK: η ουκ ανέγνωτε εν τω νόμω ότι τοις σάββασιν οι ιερείς εν τω ιερώ το σάββατον βεβηλούσι και αναίτιοί εισι
Mark 1:44
- KJV: And saith unto him See thou say nothing to any man but go thy way shew thyself to the priest and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded for a testimony unto them
- GK: και λέγει αυτώ όρα μηδενί μηδέν είπης αλλ΄ ύπαγε σεαυτόν δείξον τω ιερεί και προσένεγκε περί του καθαρισμού σου α προσέταξε Μωσής εις μαρτύριον αυτοίς
Mark 2:26
- KJV: How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest and did eat the shewbread which is not lawful to eat but for the priests and gave also to them which were with him
- GK: πως εισήλθεν εις τον οίκον του θεού επί Αβιάθαρ του αρχιερέως και τους άρτους της προθέσεως έφαγεν ους ουκ έξεστι φαγείν ει τοις ιερεύσι και έδωκε και τοις συν αυτώ ούσι
Luke 1:5
- KJV: There was in the days of Herod the king of Judæa a certain priest named Zacharias of the course of Abia and his wife of the daughters of Aaron and her name Elisabeth
- GK: εγένετο εν ταις ημέραις Ηρώδου του βασιλέως της Ιουδαίας ιερεύς τις ονόματι Ζαχαρίας εξ εφημερίας Αβιά και η γυνή αυτού εκ των θυγατέρων Ααρών και το όνομα αυτής Ελισάβετ
Luke 5:14
- KJV: And he charged him to tell no man but go and shew thyself to the priest and offer for thy cleansing according as Moses commanded for a testimony unto them
- GK: και αυτός παρήγγειλεν αυτώ μηδενί ειπείν αλλά απελθών δείξον σεαυτόν τω ιερεί και προσένεγκε περί του καθαρισμού σου καθώς προσέταξε Μωσής εις μαρτύριον αυτοίς
Luke 6:4
- KJV: How he went into the house of God and did take and eat the shewbread and gave also to them that were with him which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone
- GK: ως εισήλθεν εις τον οίκον του θεού και τους άρτους της προθέσεως έλαβε και έφαγε και έδωκε και τοις μετ΄ αυτού ους ουκ έξεστι φαγείν ει μόνους τους ιερείς
Luke 10:31
- KJV: And by chance there came down a certain priest that way and when he saw him he passed by on the other side
- GK: κατά συγκυρίαν δε ιερεύς τις κατέβαινεν εν τη οδώ εκείνη και ιδών αυτόν αντιπαρήλθεν