Hiereús — G2409

G2409 · Greek — ἱερεύς

Pronunciation: hee-er-yooce'

Definition

masculine noun

a priest (literally or figuratively)

  1. properly, of the priests of the Gentiles
  2. metaphorically, of Christians, because, purified by the blood of Christ and brought into close contact with God, they devote their life to him alone (and to Christ)

Usually translated as

priest

Origin

from G2413

Occurrences

Hiereús occurs 32 times in 30 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (3), Mark (2), Luke (5), John (1), Acts (4), Hebrews (12), Revelation (3)

Strong's Lexicon — H