What does ἱερουργέω (hierourgéō) mean in the Bible?
ἱερουργέω (hierourgéō): To perform sacred priestly duties; specifically, to minister sacrificially in God's service.
Greek · G2418
ἱερουργέω
To minister
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ἱερουργέω G2418
Pronunciation hierourgéō
What does ἱερουργέω (hierourgéō) mean in the Bible?
ἱερουργέω (hierourgéō): To perform sacred priestly duties; specifically, to minister sacrificially in God's service.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2418?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include in the priestly service (1).
Where does ἱερουργέω (hierourgéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 15:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (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 It in the priestly service 1× Romans 15:16
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Usage map
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First aligned row Romans 15:16
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Romans 1
Source forms
ἱερουργοῦντα 1x hierourgounta Romans 15:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Romans 15:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To perform sacred priestly duties; specifically, to minister sacrificially in God's service.
Strong's G2418
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Romans 15:14-21 Source Gloss
to minister
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To perform sacred priestly duties; specifically, to minister sacrificially in God's service.
(ἱερουργός, a sacrificing priest) [in LXX: 4Ma.7:3 R (of. -γία, 4Mac 3:30 א R)* ;] to perform sacred rites; with accusative, to minister in priestly service (minister in sacrifice, R, mg.), τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, Rom.15:16.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 15:16 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
ἱερουργοῦντα ierourgounta
I minister in holy things
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Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Present Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Rom 15:16 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
participle 1
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
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Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
To perform priestly service.
Word Origins
Why This Word Matters
Frames evangelism as sacred offering to God. Romans 15:14-21
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain