Greek noun (masculine) · G2409
ἱερεύς
hiereushee-er-yooce'
priest
30 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: hiereús
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2409is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 27New Testament books
- 7spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2409
a priest (literally or figuratively)
The King James renders it: (high) priest.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
hiereus is rendered "priest". It stands 30 times in the Greek text, across seven books.
- Thirteen of the uses stand in Hebrews, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 8:4Then 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.”
- The Greek text spells it seven different ways.
The first use
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 8:4ἱερεῖ
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- priests14
- a priest9
- priest6
- the priest1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 30, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
7 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἱερεῖς10
- ἱερεὺς9
- ἱερεῖ3
- ἱερέα2
- ἱερεύς2
- ἱερεῦσιν2
- ἱερέων2
The grammar of each form
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular11N-NSM
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural5N-APM
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural5N-NPM
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular3N-DSM
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular2N-ASM
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural2N-DPM
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural2N-GPM
Matthew
three uses
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.”
- ἱερεῖhi'ereinoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: priest
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.
- ἱερεῦσινhi'ereusinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: priests
Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?
- ἱερεῖςhi'ereisnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: priests
Mark
two uses
“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.”
- ἱερεῖhi'ereinoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: priest
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.”
- ἱερεῖςhi'ereisnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: priests
Luke
five uses
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.
- ἱερεύςhi'ereusnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a priest
“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.”
- ἱερεῖhi'ereinoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: priest
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.”
- ἱερεῖςhi'ereisnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: priests
Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
- ἱερεύςhi'ereusnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a priest
When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.
- ἱερεῦσινhi'ereusinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: priests
John
one use
And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
- ἱερεῖςhi'ereisnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: priests
Acts
three uses
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,
- ἱερεῖςhi'ereisnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: priests
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.
- ἱερέωνhi'ereonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: priests
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.
- ἱερεὺςhi'ereusnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: the priest
Hebrews
thirteen uses
And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
- ἱερεὺςhi'ereusnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a priest
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,
- ἱερεὺςhi'ereusnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: priest
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.
- ἱερεὺςhi'ereusnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a priest
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?
- ἱερέαhi'ereanoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: priest
For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.
- ἱερέωνhi'ereonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: priests
And this point is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,
- ἱερεὺςhi'ereusnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a priest
For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
- ἱερεὺςhi'ereusnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a priest
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.’”
- ἱερεὺςhi'ereusnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a priest
Now there have been many other priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office.
- ἱερεῖςhi'ereisnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: priests
Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer gifts according to the law.
- ἱερεὺςhi'ereusnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a priest
When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties.
- ἱερεῖςhi'ereisnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: priests
Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
- ἱερεὺςhi'ereusnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: priest
and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
- ἱερέαhi'ereanoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a priest
Revelation
three uses
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.
- ἱερεῖςhi'ereisnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: priests
You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”
- ἱερεῖςhi'ereisnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: priests
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.
- ἱερεῖςhi'ereisnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: priests
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
