What does ἱερατεύω (hierateúō) mean in the Bible?
ἱερατεύω (hierateúō) is a Greek word meaning "to serve as priest".
Greek · G2407
ἱερατεύω
To serve as priest
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ἱερατεύωG2407
Pronunciationhierateúō
What does ἱερατεύω (hierateúō) mean in the Bible?
ἱερατεύω (hierateúō) is a Greek word meaning "to serve as priest".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2407?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include was serving as priest (1).
Where does ἱερατεύω (hierateúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itwas serving as priest1×Luke 1:8
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 1:8
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
ἱερατεύειν1xhierateueinLuke 1:8
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xLuke 1:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to serve as priest
Source Gloss
to serve as priest
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(cl. = ἱεράομαι) [in LXX chiefly for כָּהַן pi. ;] to be a priest, officiate as a priest: Luk.1:8 (the word is frequently in Inscr.; see LS, see word; Deiss., BS, 215; LAE, 70; Cremer, 734).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:8Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἱερατεύεινierateuein
I serve as priest
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἱερατεύω is built from this root: