Strong's Concordance
hierateuma: a priesthood
Original Word: ἱεράτευμα, ατος, τόPart of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: hierateuma
Phonetic Spelling: (hee-er-at'-yoo-mah)
Short Definition: the act or office of priesthood
Definition: the act or office of priesthood.
HELPS Word-studies
2406 hieráteuma (from 2409 /hiereús, "priest") – priesthood.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2406: ἱεράτευμαἱεράτευμα,
ἱερατευματος,
τό (
ἱερατεύω), (
priesthood i. e.)
a. the office of priest.
b. the order or body of priests (see ἀδελφότης, αἰχμαλωσία, διασπορά, θεραπεία); so Christians are called, because they have access to God and offer not external but 'spiritual' (πνευματικά) sacrifices: 1 Peter 2:5; also βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα, 1 Peter 2:9 (after Exodus 19:6, the Sept.), priests of kingly rank, i. e. exalted to a moral rank and freedom which exempts them from the control of everyone but God and Christ. (Exodus 23:22, etc.; 2 Macc. 2:17); not found in secular authors.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
priesthood.
From hierateuo; the priestly fraternity, i.e. Sacerdotal order (figuratively) -- priesthood.
see GREEK hierateuo
Forms and Transliterations
ιερατευμα ιεράτευμα ἱεράτευμα hierateuma hieráteuma ierateuma
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