ἱερέα
hiereús
priest
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).
Hebrews 10:21 · Word #2
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 ACC M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | priest |
| Literal | priest |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἱερεύς |
| Strong's | G2409 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2409-01
a priest
| Morphological Notes | Noun, accusative, masculine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,AMS): a single male sacred official functioning as the object of a verb or preposition. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun ἱερεύς denotes one set apart for sacred ritual service and mediation between humans and the divine. The accusative masculine singular form ἱερέα indicates a single priest as the direct object, reflected in English as "a priest." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
a priest
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'a priest' is appropriate for ἱερέα, in accordance with the SILEX definition and is contextually correct. |