Hiereus

hee-er-yooce'
Parts of Speech Noun Masculine

Hiereus Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 31
  1. a priest, one who offers sacrifices and in general in busied with sacred rites
    1. referring to priests of Gentiles or the Jews,
  2. metaph. of Christians, because, purified by the blood of Christ and brought into close intercourse with God, they devote their life to him alone and to Christ
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
iereuß
Origin
from (2413)
Strong's Number
2409
TDNT Entry
3:257,349

NAS Word Usage

priest
16
priests
15
Total
31

Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Hiereus". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.