G2420 ἱερωσύνη
hierōsýnē — sacredness, i.e. (by implication) the priestly office
KJV: priesthood
Derived from ἱερός hierós (sacred)
Occurs 11 times. Every verse with this word
Where it occurs
- Hebrews 7:11 — Now if perfection was through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people have received the law), what further…
- Hebrews 7:12 — For the priesthood being changed, there is of necessity a change made also in the law.
- Hebrews 7:24 — But he, because he lives forever, has his priesthood unchangeable.
- 1 Esdras 5:38 — Of the priests, those who usurped the office of the priesthood and were not found: the sons of Obdia, the sons of…
- Sirach 45:24 — Therefore, a covenant of peace was established for him, that he should be leader of the sanctuary and of his people…
- 1 Maccabees 2:54 — Phinehas our father, because he was exceedingly zealous, obtained the covenant of an everlasting priesthood.
- 1 Maccabees 3:49 — They brought the priests’ garments, the first fruits, and the tithes. They stirred up the Nazarites, who had…
- 1 Maccabees 7:9 — He sent him and that ungodly Alcimus, whom he made the high priest; and he commanded him to take vengeance upon the…
- 4 Maccabees 5:35 — I will not put you to shame, O philosopher Reason, or deny you, O honored priesthood and knowledge of the law.
- 4 Maccabees 7:6 — O priest worthy of the priesthood! You didn’t pollute your sacred teeth, nor make your appetite, which had always…