Lexicon hierateuma: a priesthood Original Word: ἱεράτευμα, ατος, τόPart of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: hierateuma Phonetic Spelling: (hee-er-at'-yoo-mah) Short Definition: the act or office of priesthood Definition: the act or office of priesthood. HELPS word-Studies 2406 hieráteuma (from 2409 /hiereús, "priest") – priesthood. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom hierateuóDefinitiona priesthood NASB Translationpriesthood (2).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 2406: ἱεράτευμαἱεράτευμα, ἱερατευματος, τό ( ἱερατεύω), ( priesthood i. e.) a. the office of priest. b. the order or body of priests (see ἀδελφότης, αἰχμαλωσία, διασπορά, θεραπεία); so Christians are called, because they have access to God and offer not external but 'spiritual' (πνευματικά) sacrifices: 1 Peter 2:5; also βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα, 1 Peter 2:9 (after Exodus 19:6, the Sept.), priests of kingly rank, i. e. exalted to a moral rank and freedom which exempts them from the control of everyone but God and Christ. (Exodus 23:22, etc.; 2 Macc. 2:17); not found in secular authors.)
Strong's priesthood. From hierateuo; the priestly fraternity, i.e. Sacerdotal order (figuratively) -- priesthood. see GREEK hierateuo |
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