Lexical Summary hierateuō: to be a priest Original Word: ἱερατεύωTransliteration: hierateuō Phonetic Spelling: (hee-er-at-yoo'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to be a priest Meaning: to be a priest Strong's Concordance perform priestly serviceProlongation from hiereus; to be a priest, i.e. Perform his functions -- execute the priest's office. see GREEK hiereus Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2407: ἱερατεύωἱερατεύω; (from ἱεράομαι and the verbal adjective ἱερατος, though this adjective does not occur); to be priest, discharge the priest's office, be busied in sacred duties: Luke 1:8. (Josephus, Antiquities 3, 8, 1; Herodian, 5, 6, 6 (3 edition, Bekker); Pausanias, Heliodorus, Inscriptions (see Liddell and Scott); the Sept. for כִּהֵן.) |
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