Hierateúō — G2407
G2407 · Greek — ἱερατεύω
Pronunciation: hee-er-at-yoo'-o
Definition
verb
to be a priest, i.e. perform his functions
- to be priest, discharge the priest's office, be busied in sacred duties
Usually translated as
execute the priest's office
Origin
prolongation from G2409
Occurrences
Hierateúō occurs 1 time in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (1)
- Luke 1:8 — And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office (ἱερατεύειν) before God in the order of his course,
Strong's Lexicon — H