Strong G2409ἱερεύς
priest
- Transliteration
- hiereus
- Pronunciation
- hee-er-yooce'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From G2413; a priest (literally or figuratively): - (high) priest.
Detailed definition
ἱερεύς, -έως, ὁ
(ἱερός), [in LXX for כָּהֵן;]
a priest: ἱ. τ. Διός, Act.14:13; of Jewish priests, Mat.8:4 12:4-5, Mrk.1:44 2:26, Luk.1:5 5:14, Jhn.1:19, Heb.8:4, al.; of Christ, Heb.5:6 (LXX) Heb.10:21; of Christians, Rev.1:6 5:10 20:6 (Cremer, 293; on the accusative pl., ἱερεῖς, see Thack., Gr., 147 f.; Bl., § 8, 2)
(AS)
(ἱερός), [in LXX for כָּהֵן;]
a priest: ἱ. τ. Διός, Act.14:13; of Jewish priests, Mat.8:4 12:4-5, Mrk.1:44 2:26, Luk.1:5 5:14, Jhn.1:19, Heb.8:4, al.; of Christ, Heb.5:6 (LXX) Heb.10:21; of Christians, Rev.1:6 5:10 20:6 (Cremer, 293; on the accusative pl., ἱερεῖς, see Thack., Gr., 147 f.; Bl., § 8, 2)
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2409 appears in 30 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- priest30
- an1
First verses
- Matthew 8:4And 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.
- Matthew 12:4How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
- Matthew 12:5Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
- Mark 1:44And 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.
- Mark 2:26How 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?
- Luke 1:5There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
- Luke 5:14And 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.
- Luke 6:4How 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?
- Luke 10:31And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
- Luke 17:14And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
- John 1:19And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
- Acts 4:1And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
- Acts 5:24Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.
- Acts 6:7And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
- Acts 14:13Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
- Hebrews 5:6As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
- Hebrews 7:1For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
- Hebrews 7:3Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
- Hebrews 7:11If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
- Hebrews 7:15And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἱερ-εύς [ῐ], έως,
Ionic dialect -ῆος, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (5th c.AD: Cypria -ῆϝος “Inscription Cyprian dialect” 59 H., ὁ, _Attic dialect_ _plural_ ἱερῆς: _genitive_ _sing._ and _plural_ written ἱερείως, ἱερείων, “PStrassb.” 83.2, 9 (2nd c.BC))]:—Ionic dialect nominative ἱρεύς [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.10, 16.604, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.198)]: Doric dialect ἱᾰρεύς [Refs (“IG” 4.1182, +others (_genitive_ ἰαρέος [prev. work]1580))]; accusative plural τὸς ἱαρές [Refs (“Schwyzer” 236 (from Cyrene); _nominative_ _plural_ οἱ ἱαρές [prev. passage]; _nominative_ _sing._ ἱαρές “GDI” 4846 (from Cyrene))]:— also ἱέρεως (Attic dialect and proparoxytone accusative to [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.AD: Choeroboscus Grammaticus “Scholia in Theodosii Canones” 1.253) “SIG” 1037.4 (Milet., 4th-3rd c.BC))]; genitive ἱέρεω [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“IPE” 12.32 A 23, +others (Olbia, 3rd c.BC))]; dative ἵρεῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Schwyzer” 692 (Chios, 5th c.BC))]; accusative ἱέρεω [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“Milet.” 1(7).203b3 (2nd c.BC))]: ἱερής [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“IG” 5(2).115.1 (Tegea, 4th-3rd c.BC),compare “Inscription Cyprian dialect” 100 H.:— 4th c.AD(?): Arcadius Grammaticus)] ἱαρής [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“IG” 5(2).13.10 (3rd c.BC): _accusative_ ἱερήν [prev. work]3.1 (Tegea, 4th c.BC))]: (ἱερός):—priest, sacrificer, diviner, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.62, 16.604, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 2.17, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.2, 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.124, etc.)]; ἐφ᾽ ἱερέως, as a date, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“SIG” 332.1 (Potidaea, 4th-3rd c.BC))], etc. (frequently unaspirated, ἐπ᾽ ἰερέως [Refs (“IG” 12(1).890, etc. (from Rhodes)))]; of the Jewish High Priest, [LXX+1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 34 / 5.1; ἱ. ὁ μέγας LXX.Lev.21.10, 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.591; ἱ. ὁ χριστός LXX.Lev.4.5)]; at Rome, = pontifex, [Refs (Mon.Anc.Gr. 6.9)]; ἱ. ὁ μέγιστος, = pont. maximus, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 27.2.)]
2 metaphorically, ἱ. τις ἄτας a minister of woe, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 735 (Lyric poetry); comically, λεπτοτάτων λήρων ἱερεῦ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 359)]; ἱ. Διονύσου, of a winebibber, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 19; ἱ. φιλοσοφίας 4th c.AD: Libanius Sophista “Orationes” 52.42.)]
Ionic dialect -ῆος, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (5th c.AD: Cypria -ῆϝος “Inscription Cyprian dialect” 59 H., ὁ, _Attic dialect_ _plural_ ἱερῆς: _genitive_ _sing._ and _plural_ written ἱερείως, ἱερείων, “PStrassb.” 83.2, 9 (2nd c.BC))]:—Ionic dialect nominative ἱρεύς [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.10, 16.604, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.198)]: Doric dialect ἱᾰρεύς [Refs (“IG” 4.1182, +others (_genitive_ ἰαρέος [prev. work]1580))]; accusative plural τὸς ἱαρές [Refs (“Schwyzer” 236 (from Cyrene); _nominative_ _plural_ οἱ ἱαρές [prev. passage]; _nominative_ _sing._ ἱαρές “GDI” 4846 (from Cyrene))]:— also ἱέρεως (Attic dialect and proparoxytone accusative to [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.AD: Choeroboscus Grammaticus “Scholia in Theodosii Canones” 1.253) “SIG” 1037.4 (Milet., 4th-3rd c.BC))]; genitive ἱέρεω [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“IPE” 12.32 A 23, +others (Olbia, 3rd c.BC))]; dative ἵρεῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Schwyzer” 692 (Chios, 5th c.BC))]; accusative ἱέρεω [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“Milet.” 1(7).203b3 (2nd c.BC))]: ἱερής [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“IG” 5(2).115.1 (Tegea, 4th-3rd c.BC),compare “Inscription Cyprian dialect” 100 H.:— 4th c.AD(?): Arcadius Grammaticus)] ἱαρής [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“IG” 5(2).13.10 (3rd c.BC): _accusative_ ἱερήν [prev. work]3.1 (Tegea, 4th c.BC))]: (ἱερός):—priest, sacrificer, diviner, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.62, 16.604, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 2.17, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.2, 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.124, etc.)]; ἐφ᾽ ἱερέως, as a date, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“SIG” 332.1 (Potidaea, 4th-3rd c.BC))], etc. (frequently unaspirated, ἐπ᾽ ἰερέως [Refs (“IG” 12(1).890, etc. (from Rhodes)))]; of the Jewish High Priest, [LXX+1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 34 / 5.1; ἱ. ὁ μέγας LXX.Lev.21.10, 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.591; ἱ. ὁ χριστός LXX.Lev.4.5)]; at Rome, = pontifex, [Refs (Mon.Anc.Gr. 6.9)]; ἱ. ὁ μέγιστος, = pont. maximus, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 27.2.)]
2 metaphorically, ἱ. τις ἄτας a minister of woe, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 735 (Lyric poetry); comically, λεπτοτάτων λήρων ἱερεῦ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 359)]; ἱ. Διονύσου, of a winebibber, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 19; ἱ. φιλοσοφίας 4th c.AD: Libanius Sophista “Orationes” 52.42.)]