ἱερεύς
hiereús
“a priest (literally or figuratively)”
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Definition
Strong’s Definition
a priest (literally or figuratively)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
a priest, one who performs sacrificial rites, Mt. 8:4; Lk. 1:5; Jn. 1:19
Translated in KJV as
(high) priest
Etymology
from G2413 (ἱερός);
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“For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;”