ἱερέων
hiereús
priests
A person who performs sacred rituals or serves as an official intermediary in religious or cultic contexts; primarily, one who is appointed to offer sacrifices, maintain rites, and mediate between the divine and humans. In Hellenistic and Greco-Roman contexts, used for priests of various deities and cults; in the Septuagint and New Testament, refers to those charged with ritual duties in the Israelite (later Judean) temple cult, distinct from the High Priest (ἀρχιερεύς).
Acts 6:7 · Word #20
Lexicon G2409
| Lemma | ἱερεύς |
| Transliteration | hiereús |
| Strong's | G2409 |
| Definition | A person who performs sacred rituals or serves as an official intermediary in religious or cultic contexts; primarily, one who is appointed to offer sacrifices, maintain rites, and mediate between the divine and humans. In Hellenistic and Greco-Roman contexts, used for priests of various deities and cults; in the Septuagint and New Testament, refers to those charged with ritual duties in the Israelite (later Judean) temple cult, distinct from the High Priest (ἀρχιερεύς). |
Morphology N GEN M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | priests |
| Literal | priests |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἱερεύς |
| Strong's | G2409 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2409-04
of priests
| Morphological Notes | Noun, genitive masculine plural (Gr,N,,,,,GMP): denotes possession, source, or association; masculine plural form of ἱερεύς. |
| Rendering Rationale | The genitive masculine plural form ἱερέων denotes possession or association and is best rendered "of priests." "Priests" preserves the root sense of those set apart for sacred ritual service without importing contextual distinctions such as High Priest. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
priests
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'of priests' is incorrect since the article (position 19) covers the genitive sense; this word alone simply gives the noun 'priests.' The proper phrase is 'of the priests' across positions 19-20, but each token must be rendered separately. 'Priests' best fits here. |