Strong’s G2420 · Greek
ἱερωσύνη
hierōsýnē · hee-er-o-soo'-nay
Origin from ἱερός (G2413);
Meaning sacredness, i.e. (by implication) the priestly office
In the King James Version priesthood.
In 4 verses of the King James Version
- Hebrews 7:11If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
- Hebrews 7:12For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
- Hebrews 7:14For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
- Hebrews 7:24But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.
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.