ἱερεύς
hiereús
priest
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).
Luke 1:5 · Word #9
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 SG
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 | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | priest |
| Literal | priest-[nom.m.sg] |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἱερεύς |
| Strong's | G2409 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2409-05
priest
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NMS); functions as a subject or predicate nominative referring to one male priest. |
| Rendering Rationale | The term denotes one set apart for sacred service who performs rituals and mediates between humans and the divine. The nominative masculine singular form identifies a single male sacred officiant as the subject. |
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