Hierateuō ἱερατεύω

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Hierateuō
ἱερατεύω
Transliterationhierateuō
Strong's numberG2407
LanguageGreek
Part of speechverb
Glossto serve as priest
Occurrences1 in 1 verse

Hierateuō (Greek ἱερατεύω, Strong's G2407) is a Greek verb meaning “to serve as priest”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.

Definition

ἱερατεύω
(cl. = ἱεράομαι) [in LXX chiefly for כָּהַן pi. ;]
to be a priest, officiate as a priest: Luk.1:8 (the word is frequently in Inscr.; see LS, see word; Deiss., BS, 215; LAE, 70; Cremer, 734).†
(AS)

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

Translated as

KJVpriest's office (1)
BSBwas serving as priest (1)

Verses

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

Luke

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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