Hiereus

hee-er-yooce'
Parts of Speech Noun Masculine

Hiereus Definition

  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
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
iJereuvß
Origin
from (2413)
Strong's Number
2409
TDNT Entry
3:257,349

KJV Word Usage

priest
31
high priest
1
Total
32

Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Hiereus". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .