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To serve as priest

ἱερατεύωStrong’s G2407

hierateuō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Hierateuō is the Greek word usually translated “priestly serving”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,”
Luke 1:8 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “priestly serving”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • priestly serving 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἱερατεύω hierateuō · to serve as priest

    ἱερατεύω (cl. = ἱεράομαι) [in LXX chiefly for כָּהַן pi. ;] to be a priest, officiate as a priest: Luk.1:8 (the word is frequently in Inscr.; see LS, see word; Deiss., BS, 215; LAE, 70; Cremer, 734).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.