King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2420
Transliteration: hierōsynē
Phonetic Spelling: (hee-er-o-soo'-nay)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: priesthood
Meaning: priesthood
ἱερωσύνη (on the omega ὦ see ἀγαθωσύνη, init), ἱερωσύνης, ἡ (ἱερός), priesthood, the priestly office: Hebrews 7:11f, 14, R G, 24. (Sir. 45:24; 1 Esdr. 5:38; 1 Macc. 2:54 1 Macc. 3:49; 4 Macc. 5:34; Herodotus, Plato, Demosthenes, Diodorus, Joseph, Plutarch, Herodian, others.)
Word Summary
hierōsynē: priesthood
Original Word: ἱερωσύνηTransliteration: hierōsynē
Phonetic Spelling: (hee-er-o-soo'-nay)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: priesthood
Meaning: priesthood
Strong's Concordance
priesthood. From hieros; sacredness, i.e. (by implication) the priestly office -- priesthood.
see GREEK hieros
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2420: ἱερωσύνηἱερωσύνη (on the omega ὦ see ἀγαθωσύνη, init), ἱερωσύνης, ἡ (ἱερός), priesthood, the priestly office: Hebrews 7:11f, 14, R G, 24. (Sir. 45:24; 1 Esdr. 5:38; 1 Macc. 2:54 1 Macc. 3:49; 4 Macc. 5:34; Herodotus, Plato, Demosthenes, Diodorus, Joseph, Plutarch, Herodian, others.)