Greek · G2406, G40

ἱεράτευμα ἅγιον

Priesthood · holy

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ἱεράτευμα G2406 priesthood

Pronunciation hieráteuma

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ἅγιος G40 holy

Pronunciation hágios

Set apart to God for his service, characterized by moral purity reflecting God's own nature.

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What does ἱεράτευμα ἅγιον (hierateuma hagion) mean in the Bible?

ἱεράτευμα · ἅγιος is a Greek phrase meaning "holy priestly body".

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What does ἱεράτευμα · ἅγιος mean in the Bible?

ἱεράτευμα · ἅγιος is a Greek phrase meaning "holy priestly body".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2406, G40?

G2406, G40 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. holy priestly body

Strong's G2406, G40

Lexical occurrences 2 verses Word forms 2 forms 2 references

Source Gloss

holy priestly body

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Singular (2)

Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Pet 2:9 1×

Accusative · Singular · Neuter 1 Pet 2:5 1×

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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ἱεράτευμα ἅγιον hieráteuma · hágios

Language

Greek

Strong's

G2406, G40

Passage records

Letter Breakdown

ἱ (iota) = i
ε (epsilon) = e
ρ (rho) = r
ά (alpha) = a
τ (tau) = t
ε (epsilon) = e
υ (upsilon) = u
μ (mu) = m
α (alpha) = a
ἅ (alpha) = a
γ (gamma) = g
ι (iota) = i
ο (omicron) = o
ν (nu) = n

Word Family Holiness and Purity

The vocabulary of consecration and moral cleanness — from the Hebrew words for holy and defiled to the Greek terms for the set-apart life the New Testament calls believers into.

ἅγιος Current G40 Greek

hágios holy; set apart

Set apart to God for his service, characterized by moral purity reflecting God's own nature.

קָדוֹשׁ H6918 Hebrew

qadosh holy

Set apart for God's exclusive use; moral purity and ceremonial separation converge in one concept.

טָמֵא H2930 Hebrew

tame to be unclean

Ritual impurity that defiles both person and sanctuary; moral and ceremonial contamination are inseparable.

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