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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“If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood,(for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not…”