Quick Definition
ἱερεύς, έως, ὁ n.m. a priest
Strong's Definition
from 2413; a priest (literally or figuratively)
KJV Usage: (high) priest
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, m. | -έως | ἱερατεύω
53.87 · Religious Activities · Roles and Functions
priest (derivative of ἱερουργέω or ἱερατεύω ‘to serve as a priest,’ 53.85) one who performs religious rites and duties on behalf of others
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἱερεύς, -€ws, ὁ, (ἱερός), [fr. Hom. down], Hebr. 1113, a priest; one who offers sacrifices and in general is busied with sacred rites ; a. prop., of the priests of the Gentiles, Acts xiv. 13; of the priests of the Jews, Mt. Vili. 4; xii. 4 sq.; Mk. i. 44; [11. 26]; Lk.i.5; v. 14; Jn. i. 19; Heb. vii. [14 L T Tr WH], 20 (21); viii. 4, ete.; of the high-priest, Acts v. 24 RG (Ex. xxxy. 18; 1 K.i. 8; 1 Mace. xv. 1; Joseph. antt. 6, 12,1); and in the same sense Christ is called ἱερεύς in Heb. v. 6 (fr. Ps. cix. (ex.) 4); Heb. vii. 17; also ἱερεὺς μέγας, Heb. x. 21 (see ἀρχιερεύς, 3) [al. take the adj. here not as blending with iep. into a technical or official appellation, but as descriptive, great; cf. iv. 14]. b. metaph. of Christians, because, purified by the blood of Christ and brought into close intercourse with God, they devote their life to him alone (and to Christ): Rey. i. 6; v. 10; Oey Gin hy Ὑ 9.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἱερεύς hiereus 31x
a priest, one who performs sacrificial rites, Mt. 8:4; Lk. 1:5; Jn. 1:19
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἱερεύς, -έως, ὁ
(< ἱερός), [in LXX for כָּהֵן;]
a priest: ἱ. τ. Διός, Ac 14:13; of Jewish priests, Mt 8:4 12:4, 5, Mk 1:44 2:26, Lk 1:5 5:14, Jo 1:19, He 8:4, al.; of Christ, He 5:6(LXX) He 10:21; of Christians, Re 1:6 5:10 20:6 (Cremer, 293; on the acc. pl., ἱερεῖς, v. Thack., Gr., 147 f.; Bl., § 8, 2).
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἱερεύς. It is unnecessary to illustrate at length this very common word, but reference may be made to the complaint in BGU I. 16 (A.D. 159-60) (= Se/ectzons, p. 83f.) which five presbyter-priests (ot € πρεσβύτεροι ἱερεῖς) lodge against a brother-priest (συνιερεύς) ‘‘ of letting his hair grow too long and of wearing woollen garments”—®s κομῶντος [κ]αὶ χρω[μ]ένου épeats ἐσθήσεσι. On the popular use of ἱερεύς to designate a bishop or presbyter in Christian inscrr. of iv/A.D.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἱερεύς (hiereus) — priest. ἱερ-εύς [ῐ], έως, Ionic dialect -ῆος, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]:—Ionic dialect nominative ἱρεύς [Refs 8th c.BC+]: Doric dialect ἱᾰρεύς [Refs]; accusative plural τὸς ἱαρές [Refs]:— also ἱέρεως (Attic dialect and proparoxytone accusative to [Refs 4th c.BC+]; genitive ἱέρεω [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; dative ἵρεῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; accusative ἱέρεω [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: ἱερής [Refs 4th c.BC+] ἱαρής [Refs 4th c.BC+]: (ἱερός):—priest, sacrificer, diviner, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐφ᾽ ἱερέως, as a date, [Refs 4th c.BC+], etc. (frequently unaspirated, ἐπ᾽ ἰερέως [Refs]; of the Jewish High Priest, [LXX+1st c.BC+]; at Rome, = pontifex, [Refs]; ἱ. ὁ μέγιστος, = pont. maximus, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
2. metaphorically, ἱ. τις ἄτας a minister of woe, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἱ. Διονύσου, of a winebibber, [Refs 5th c.BC+]