The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ἱερωσύνη

Lemmaἱερωσύνη
Citation formἱερωσύνη, ης, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossthe priestly office
Strong’sG2420
Transliterationhierōsýnē
Definitionsacredness, i.e. (by implication) the priestly office
KJV glosses:--priesthood.
Derivationfrom
SBLGNT occurrences3

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἱερωσύνην
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-)Hebrews 7:24
ἱερωσύνης
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-)Hebrews 7:11
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-)Hebrews 7:12

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: ιερωσυνη.