Hierateuma ἱεράτευμα

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Hierateuma
ἱεράτευμα
Transliterationhierateuma
Strong's numberG2406
LanguageGreek
Part of speechneuter noun
Glosspriesthood
Occurrences2 in 2 verses

Hierateuma (Greek ἱεράτευμα, Strong's G2406) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “priesthood”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ἱεράτευμα, -τος, τό
(ἱερατεύω), [in LXX: βασίλειον ἱ., Exo.19:1-25 6:1-30 (כֹּהֵן מַמְלָכָה) Exo.23:22, 2Ma.2:17 * ;]
a priesthood, body of priests: ἱ ἅγιον, 1Pe.2:5; βασ. ἱ, 1Pe.2:9 (LXX, Ex, l.with).†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVpriesthood (2)
BSBpriesthood (2)

Topics

Verses

Every verse with Hierateuma, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

1 Peter

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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