Strong’s G2405 · Greek
ἱερατεία
hierateía · hee-er-at-i'-ah
Origin from ἱερατεύω (G2407);
Meaning priestliness, i.e. the sacerdotal function
In the King James Version office of the priesthood, priest's office.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Luke 1:9According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
- Hebrews 7:5And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.