Strong's Number 2409

The Linked Word Project
Transliteration:
hiereus {hee-er-yooce'}
Word Origin:
from 2413
TDNT:
3:257,349
Part of Speech:
noun masculine
Usage in the KJV:
priest 31, high priest 1

Total: 32
Definition:
  1. a priest, one who offers sacrifices and in general in busied with sacred rites
    1. referring to priests of Gentiles or the Jews,
  2. metaph. of Christians, because, purified by the blood of Christ and brought into close intercourse with God, they devote their life to him alone and to Christ
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament