Priesthood
ἱεράτευμαStrong’s G2406hierateuma
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hierateuma is the Greek word usually translated “priesthood”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.”
Meaning
Usually translated “priesthood”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a priesthood 1
- priesthood 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Peter 2
1 book in all.
Greek dictionary
ἱεράτευμα hierateuma · priesthood
ἱεράτευμα, -τος, τό (ἱερατεύω), [in LXX: βασίλειον ἱ., Exo.19:1-25 6:1-30 (כֹּהֵן מַמְלָכָה) Exo.23:22, 2Ma.2:17 * ;] a priesthood, body of priests: ἱ ἅγιον, 1Pe.2:5; βασ. ἱ, 1Pe.2:9 (LXX, Ex, l.with).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “priesthood” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PRIE'STHOOD, noun
The office or character of a priest.
- The order of men set apart for sacred offices; the order composed of priests.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.