Strong's Lexicon
G2418 — ἱερουργέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2418 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἱερουργέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G2411 and the base of G2041 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | hierourgeo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hee-er-ourg-eh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to be a temple-worker, i.e. officiate as a priest (figuratively) |
| KJV Renderings: | minister |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἱερουργέω, ἱερούργω; (from ἱερουργός, and this from ἱερός and ἘΡΓΩ); to be busied with sacred things; to perform sacred rites (Philo, Herodian); used especially of persons sacrificing (Josephus, Antiquities 7, 13, 4, etc.); translated, to minister in the manner of a priest, minister in priestly service: τόν νόμον, of those who defend the sanctity of the law by undergoing a violent death, 4Ma 7:8; τό εὐαγγέλιον, of the preaching of the gospel, Rom 15:16 (where Fritzsche treats the word fully; (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 222f (209))).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἱερουργέω (minister)
Romans 15:16
- KJV: That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles ministering the gospel of God that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable being sanctified by the Holy Ghost
- GK: εις το είναί με λειτουργόν Ιησού χριστού εις τα έθνη ιερουργούντα το ευαγγέλιον του θεού ίνα γένηται η προσφορά των εθνών ευπρόσδεκτος ηγιασμένη εν πνεύματι αγίω
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