Lexical Summary hiereus: a priest Original Word: ἱερεύςTransliteration: hiereus Phonetic Spelling: (hee-er-yooce') Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Short Definition: a priest Meaning: a priest Strong's Concordance priest, high priest. From hieros; a priest (literally or figuratively) -- (high) priest. see GREEK hieros Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2409: ἱερεύςἱερεύς, ἱερέως, ὁ (ἱερός) (from Homer down), Hebrew כֹּהֵן, a priest; one who offers sacrifices and in general is busied with sacred rites; a. properly, of the priests of the Gentiles, Acts 14:13; of the priests of the Jews, Matthew 8:4; Matthew 12:4; Mark 1:44; (Mark 2:26); Luke 1:5; Luke 5:14; John 1:19; Heb. 7:( b. metaphorically, of Christians, because, purified by the blood of Christ and brought into close contact with God, they devote their life to him alone (and to Christ): Revelation 1:6; Revelation 5:10; Revelation 20:6, cf. Revelation 1:5; Revelation 5:9. |
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