verb

hierourgamō

Greekἱερουργέω (hierourgeō)

Strong’sG2418

I minister in holy things

stem hierourg-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

priestly service1×

What it means

**† ἱερουργέω, -ῶ

(< ἱερουργός, a sacrificing priest) [in LXX: IV Mac 7:3 R (cf. -γία, IV Mac 3:30 א R)*;]

to perform sacred rites; c. acc., to minister in priestly service (minister in sacrifice, R, mg.), τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, Ro 15:16.†

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

Saidhee-er-oorg-eh'-o

to be a temple-worker, i.e. officiate as a priest (figuratively)

Fromfrom a compound of G2411 and the base of G2041;

King Jamesminister.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
hierourgarōtonἱερουργοῦντα	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	hierourgarōtos1×	hierourgaritos	hierourgaratos	hierourgarētos

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

hierourgstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

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

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

hierourgarōton“priestly service”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine1×

Romans 15:16“priestly service”eis tem arō min leitourgon Christou Iēsu eis teim ethneim, hierourgarōton tem euangeliem tou theou, hina gineteia tas prosforas teiu ethneiu euprosdektas, hagiazirētas en pneume hagie.to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.