noun · feminine
hierateias
Greekἱερατεία (hierateia)
Strong’sG2405
the duty of a priest
stem hieratei-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἱερατεία (WH, -ία), -ας, ἡ
(< ἱερατεύω), [in LXX for כּהן pi., כְּהֻנָּה (Ex 29:9, al.), exc. Ho 3:4 (אֵפוֹד)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2405 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhee-er-at-i'-ah
priestliness, i.e. the sacerdotal function
Fromfrom G2407;
King Jamesoffice of the priesthood, priest's office.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | hierateias | hierateiais |
| object accusative | hierateian1×ἱερατείαν | hierateiain |
| direct address vocative | hierateiar | hierateiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | hierateiau1×ἱερατείας | hierateiaiu |
| to, for dative | hierateia | hierateiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
hierateia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
hierateian“priestly office”objectaccusative singular1×
Hebrews 7:5“priestly office”kai tois men ek toiu huioiu Leviou tan hierateian lambarōtois entolan echalō apodekatarō ton laon kata ton nomon, houtem atō toin adelfoin autoiu, kaiper exercharētoin ek tau osfuau Abraam;Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people — that is, from their brothers — though they too are descended from Abraham.
hierateiau“priesthood”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Luke 1:9“priesthood”kata tem ethem tau hierateiau lanchanata teu thumiara eisercharatos eis ton naon tou kuriou,he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.