noun · neuter
hierateumem
Greekἱεράτευμα (hierateuma)
Strong’sG2406
the act or office of priesthood
stem hierateum-2 times in the New Testament1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ἱεράτευμα, -τος, τό
(< ἱερατεύω), [in LXX: βασίλειον ἱ., Ex 19:6 (כֹּהֲנִים מַמְלֶכֶת) 23:22, II Mac 2:17*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2406 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhee-er-at'-yoo-mah
the priestly fraternity, i.e. sacerdotal order (figuratively)
Fromfrom G2407;
King Jamespriesthood.
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 or object direct | hierateumem1×ἱεράτευμα | hierateumeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | hierateumeu | hierateumeiu |
| to, for dative | hierateume | hierateumei |
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
hierateume 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
hierateumem“priesthood”subject or objectdirect singular1×
1 Peter 2:9“priesthood”Vis de genem eklektem, basileiem hierateumem, ethnem hagiem, laos eis peripoiēsian, hopōs tain aretain exangellaveia tou ek skoteu vin kalaratou eis tem thaumastem autou fōtem;But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
hierateumem1×
1 Peter 2:5“priesthood”kai autois hōs lithois zōarōtois oikodomivō oikos pneumatikos eis hierateumem hagiem, anaferara pneumatikain thusiain euprosdektain theo dia Iēsu Christou;you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.