verb
hierourgamō
Strong’sG2418
I minister in holy things
stem hierourg-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
**† ἱερουργέω, -ῶ
(< ἱερουργός, a sacrificing priest) [in LXX: IV Mac 7:3 R (cf. -γία, IV Mac 3:30 א R)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2418 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
perform sacred rites, Refs 1st c.AD+
II with accusative, ἱ. τὴν κλίνην, Latin lectisternium facere, Refs; ἱ. ζῷα sacrifice them, gloss on{σφάξαι}, Refs 1st c.AD+ V.; ἱ. τὸ εὐαγγέλιον minister the gospel, NT; τὸν νόμον variant in LXX:—middle, ἱερουργίας ἱερουργεῖσθαι Refs 1st c.AD+ —passive, τὰ ἱερουργηθέντα victims offered, Refs 2nd c.AD+; -ούμεναι τελεταί celebrated, Refs 4th c.AD+; ἱερουργούμενοι βωμοί consecrated, Refs 3rd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| hierourgarōntonἱερουργοῦντα | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine | priestly service | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hierourgamō | hierourgame | hierourgami | hierourgama | hierourgamē | hierourgamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | hierourgasō | hierourgase | hierourgasi | hierourgasa | hierourgasē | hierourgaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hierourgatō | hierourgate | hierourgati | hierourgata | hierourgatē | hierourgatelē |
| we 1st person plural | hierourganō | hierourgane | hierourgani | hierourgana | hierourganē | hierourganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hierourgavō | hierourgave | hierourgavi | hierourgava | hierourgavē | hierourgavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | hierourgalō | hierourgale | hierourgali | hierourgala | hierourgalē | hierourgalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hierourgameiō | hierourgameia | hierourgameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | hierourgaseiō | hierourgaseia | hierourgaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hierourgateiō | hierourgateia | hierourgateiē |
| we 1st person plural | hierourganeiō | hierourganeia | hierourganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hierourgaveiō | hierourgaveia | hierourgaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | hierourgaleiō | hierourgaleia | hierourgaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hierourgasōr | hierourgasar | hierourgasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hierourgatōr | hierourgatar | hierourgatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | hierourgavōr | hierourgavar | hierourgavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | hierourgalōr | hierourgalar | hierourgalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hierourgamoiō | hierourgamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | hierourgasoiō | hierourgasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hierourgatoiō | hierourgatoia |
| we 1st person plural | hierourganoiō | hierourganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | hierourgavoiō | hierourgavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | hierourgaloiō | hierourgaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | hierourgarō | hierourgari | hierourgara | hierourgarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | hierourgarōntos1× | hierourgarintos | hierourgarantos | hierourgarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
hierourg 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
hierourgarōnton“priestly service”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine1×
Romans 15:16… leitourgon Christou Iēsu eis teim ethneim, hierourgarōnton tem euangeliem tou theou, hina geneteia …… Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so …