Hiereus ἱερεύς

Hiereus (Greek ἱερεύς, Strong's G2409) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “priest”. It occurs 33 times in 32 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

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

Translated as

Topics

• Priesthood

Verses

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

Matthew

• Matthew 8:4
  And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
• Matthew 12:4
  How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.
• Matthew 12:5
  Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

Mark

• Mark 1:44
  And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.“See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
• Mark 2:26
  How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”

Luke

• Luke 1:5
  There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a daughter of Aaron.
• Luke 5:14
  And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
• Luke 6:4
  How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”
• Luke 10:31
  And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
• Luke 17:14
  And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.

John

• John 1:19
  And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”

Acts

• Acts 4:1
  And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
• Acts 5:24
  Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.
• Acts 6:7
  And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
• Acts 14:13
  Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 5:6
  As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
• Hebrews 7:1
  For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
• Hebrews 7:3
  Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.
• Hebrews 7:11
  If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?
• Hebrews 7:14
  For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.
• Hebrews 7:15
  And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,And this point is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,
• Hebrews 7:17
  For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
• Hebrews 7:20
  And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:And none of this happened without an oath. For others became priests without an oath,
• Hebrews 7:21
  (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
• Hebrews 7:23
  And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:Now there have been many other priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office.
• Hebrews 8:4
  For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer gifts according to the law.
• Hebrews 9:6
  Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties.
• Hebrews 10:11
  And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
• Hebrews 10:21
  And having an high priest over the house of God;and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

Revelation

• Revelation 1:6
  And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.
• Revelation 5:10
  And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”
• Revelation 20:6
  Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

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).