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ἱερωσύνη

hierōsýnē · G2420 · Greek · 3 occurrences

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Meanings

  1. priesthood, to be a priest

    The role of being a priest

    Examples

    Hebrews 7:11 So if perfection was through the Levitical priesthood (for on the basis of it the people received the Law), what further need was there for another priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be designated according to the order of Aaron?

    Hebrews 7:12 For when the priesthood is changed, of necessity there takes place a change of law also.

    Hebrews 7:24 Jesus, on the other hand, because He continues forever, holds His priesthood permanently.

How it’s used In 4 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles

1 occurrences in 1 groups

What it doesIt is the subject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 1 groups

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 1 entry
Priesthood, to be a priest53.86
In Hebrews 7:12, it is written, “when the priesthood is changed, of necessity there takes place a change of law also,” naming this office directly.
Word family 12 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

ἱερός hierós · G2413 · holy, temple · 3×ἱερόν hierón · G2411 · temple · 71×ἱερεύς hiereús · G2409 · priest · 31×ἱερωσύνηhierōsýnē · G2420ἱερατεία hierateía · G2405 · priesthood, to be a priest · 2×ἱεράτευμα hieráteuma · G2406 · priesthood, to be a priest · 2×Ἱεράπολις Hierápolis · G2404 · holy city; Hierapolis, a place in Asia Minor · 1×ἱερατεύω hierateúō · G2407 · to serve as a priest, to be a priest · 1×ἱεροπρεπής hieroprepḗs · G2412 · devout, pious, religious · 1×ἱεροσυλέω hierosyléō · G2416 · to rob temples, to commit sacrilege, to desecrate · 1×ἱερόσυλος hierósylos · G2417 · temple robber, desecrator, one who commits sacrilege · 1×ἱερουργέω hierourgéō · G2418 · to serve as a priest, to be a priest · 1×
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (on the omega ὦ see ἀγαθωσύνη, init), ἱερωσύνης, ἡ (ἱερός), priesthood, the priestly…
(on the omega ὦ see ἀγαθωσύνη, init), ἱερωσύνης, ἡ (ἱερός), priesthood, the priestly office: Heb 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.)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Roles and Functions3 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0

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