King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2405
Transliteration: hierateia
Phonetic Spelling: (hee-er-at-i'-ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: priesthood
Meaning: priesthood
ἱερατεία (WH ἱερατια; cf. Iota), ἱερατείας, ἡ (ἱερατεύω), the priesthood, the office of priest: Luke 1:9; Hebrews 7:5. (the Sept. for כְּהֻנָּה; Aristotle, pol. 7, 8; Dionysius Halicarnassus; Boeckh, Inscriptions ii., pp. 127, 23; 363, 27.)
Word Summary
hierateia: priesthood
Original Word: ἱερατείαTransliteration: hierateia
Phonetic Spelling: (hee-er-at-i'-ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: priesthood
Meaning: priesthood
Strong's Concordance
office of the priesthood, priest's office. From hierateuo; priestliness, i.e. The sacerdotal function -- office of the priesthood, priest's office.
see GREEK hierateuo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2405: ἱερατείαἱερατεία (WH ἱερατια; cf. Iota), ἱερατείας, ἡ (ἱερατεύω), the priesthood, the office of priest: Luke 1:9; Hebrews 7:5. (the Sept. for כְּהֻנָּה; Aristotle, pol. 7, 8; Dionysius Halicarnassus; Boeckh, Inscriptions ii., pp. 127, 23; 363, 27.)