Lexical Definition

‎ἱερεύς‎ hiereús (hee-er-yooce') priest ^G:N-M
from ‎ἱερός‎

(high) priest.

• a priest (literally or figuratively)

Abbott-Smith

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).

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἱερεύς-εύς [ῐ], έως,

Ionic dialect -ῆος, [ἱερεύςῆς: \_genitive\_ \_sing.\_ and \_plural\_ written ἱερεύςείως, ἱερεύςείων, “PStrassb.” 83.2, 9 (2nd c.BC)">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+]: ἱερεύςής [Refs 4th c.BC+] ἱαρής [ἱερεύςήν [prev. work]3.1 (Tegea, 4th c.BC)">Refs 4th c.BC+]: (ἱερεύςός):—priest, sacrificer, diviner, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐφ᾽ ἱερεύςέως, 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, [ἱερεύςεῦ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 359 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἱ. Διονύσου, of a winebibber, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Lev.21.10 ☩ LXX.Lev.4.5}