G2409 – hiereus – ἱερεύς – a priest
- Strong’s ID:
- G2409
- Greek Word:
- ἱερεύς
- Transliteration:
- hiereus
- Pronunciation:
- hee-er-yooce’
- Part of Speech:
- noun masculine
- Etymology:
- from G2413
- Usage Count:
- 32
- Search:
- Find “hiereus” in the Bible (New Testament)
Equip God’s People Greek Lexicon
a priest
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Strong’s Greek Lexicon
from G2413; a priest (literally or figuratively):—(high) priest.
Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.
Thayer’s Greek Definitions
1) a priest, one who offers sacrifices and in general in busied with sacred rites
1a) referring to priests of Gentiles or the Jews
2) metaphorically 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
Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.