ἱερεῖς
hiereús
scribes
A person who performs sacred rituals or serves as an official intermediary in religious or cultic contexts; primarily, one who is appointed to offer sacrifices, maintain rites, and mediate between the divine and humans. In Hellenistic and Greco-Roman contexts, used for priests of various deities and cults; in the Septuagint and New Testament, refers to those charged with ritual duties in the Israelite (later Judean) temple cult, distinct from the High Priest (ἀρχιερεύς).
John 8:4 · Word #6
Lexicon G2409
| Lemma | ἱερεύς |
| Transliteration | hiereús |
| Strong's | G2409 |
| Definition | A person who performs sacred rituals or serves as an official intermediary in religious or cultic contexts; primarily, one who is appointed to offer sacrifices, maintain rites, and mediate between the divine and humans. In Hellenistic and Greco-Roman contexts, used for priests of various deities and cults; in the Septuagint and New Testament, refers to those charged with ritual duties in the Israelite (later Judean) temple cult, distinct from the High Priest (ἀρχιερεύς). |
Morphology N NOM M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | scribes |
| Literal | scribes |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἱερεύς |
| Strong's | G2409 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2409-03
priests
| Morphological Notes | Gr,N,,,,,NMP = noun, nominative, masculine, plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes those set apart for sacred ritual service and mediation in cultic contexts. The nominative masculine plural form is preserved by rendering it as the simple plural "priests." |
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