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Lexicon :: Strong's G2420 - hierōsynē

Aa
ἱερωσύνη
Transliteration
hierōsynē (Key)
Pronunciation
hee-er-o-soo'-nay
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:247,349

Strong’s Definitions

ἱερωσύνη hierōsýnē, hee-er-o-soo'-nay; from G2413; sacredness, i.e. (by implication) the priestly office:—priesthood.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G2420 in the following manner: priesthood (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G2420 in the following manner: priesthood (4x).
  1. priesthood, the priestly office

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἱερωσύνη hierōsýnē, hee-er-o-soo'-nay; from G2413; sacredness, i.e. (by implication) the priestly office:—priesthood.
STRONGS G2420:
ἱερωσύνη [on the ω see ἀγαθωσύνη, init.], -ης, , (ἱερός), priesthood, the priestly office: Hebrews 7:11f, 14, R G, 24. (Sir. 45:24; 1 Esdr. 5:38; 1 Macc. 2:54; 1 Macc. 3:49; 4 Macc. 5:34; Herodotus, Plato, Demosthenes, Diodorus, Joseph, Plutarch, Herodian, others.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Hebrews
7:11; 7:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2420 matches the Greek ἱερωσύνη (hierōsynē),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:11 - Now if it was possible for things to be made complete through the priests of the house of Levi (for the law was given to the people in connection with them), what need was there for another priest who was of the order of Melchizedek and not of the order of Aaron?
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:12 - Because if the priests are changed, it is necessary to make a change in the law.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:24 - But this priest, because his life goes on for ever, is unchanging.
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