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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(a.) Of or pertaining to a priest or the priesthood; sacerdotal; befitting or becoming a priest; as, the priestly office; a priestly farewell.

Greek

748. archieratikos -- high-priestly
... high-priestly. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: archieratikos Phonetic
Spelling: (ar-khee-er-at-ee-kos') Short Definition: high priestly, to which the ...
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2420. hierosune -- priesthood
... priesthood. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: hierosune Phonetic Spelling:
(hee-er-o-soo'-nay) Short Definition: the priestly office Definition ...
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2407. hierateuo -- to be a priest
... Word Origin from hiereus Definition to be a priest NASB Word Usage performing...
priestly service (1), priestly service (1). perform priestly service. ...
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3008. leitourgeo -- to serve the state, ie by anal. to perform ...
... For the believer, 3011 () refers to the priestly-ministering they give to God --
which automatically impacts (for eternity) all who witness it. ...
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2999. latreia -- service
... service") -- ( 2999 ("technical, priestly-service") occurs five times in
the NT (Jn 16:2; Ro 9:4, 12:1; Heb 9:1,6). See 3000 (). ...
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4892. sunedrion -- a sitting together, hence a council, spec. the ...
... a of leading Jews (Mk 13:9, Mt 10:17), or the (Aramaic form of ), , composed of
71 members comprising members of: high-priestly families, Pharisees learned in ...
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2405. hierateia -- priesthood
... Word Origin from hierateuo Definition priesthood NASB Word Usage priest's office
(1), priestly office (1). office of the priesthood, priest's office. ...
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2406. hierateuma -- a priesthood
... priesthood. From hierateuo; the priestly fraternity, ie Sacerdotal order (figuratively)
-- priesthood. see GREEK hierateuo. (ierateuma) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
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3009. leitourgia -- a service, a ministry
... Word Origin from leitourgeo Definition a service, a ministry NASB Word Usage ministry
(2), priestly service (1), service (3). ministry, service. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4812. Merayoth -- descendant of Aaron, also a priestly family
... Merayoth. 4813 . descendant of Aaron, also a priestly family. Transliteration:
Merayoth Phonetic Spelling: (mer-aw-yohth') Short Definition: Meraioth. ...
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5011. Nob -- a priestly city, perhaps also a place North of Jer.
... 5010, 5011. Nob. 5012 . a priestly city, perhaps also a place North of Jer. ...
Word Origin from naar Definition a priestly city, perhaps also a place N. of Jer ...
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4424b. Meliku -- a priestly family
... 4424a, 4424b. Meliku. 4425 . a priestly family. Transliteration: Meliku
Short Definition: Malluchi. Word Origin from the same as ...
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3080. Yehoyarib -- "the LORD contends," two Israelites, also a ...
... "the LORD contends," two Israelites, also a priestly family. Transliteration: Yehoyarib
Phonetic Spelling: (yeh-ho-yaw-reeb') Short Definition: Joiarib. ...
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3548. kohen -- priest
... Origin from an unused word Definition priest NASB Word Usage chief ministers (1),
priest (425), priest and the priests (2), priest's (9), priestly (2), priests ...
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Library

Joseph Priestly.
... BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE FATHERS OF THE REFORMATION, FOUNDERS OF SECTS, AND
OF OTHER DISTINGUISHED INDIVIDUALS MENTIONED IN THIS VOLUME. Joseph Priestly. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/hayward/the book of religions/joseph priestly.htm

The Prophetic and Priestly Documents
... THE PROPHETIC AND PRIESTLY DOCUMENTS. Of the three principal documents,
J, E and P, to whose fusion is due the account of Israel's ...
/.../introduction to the old testament/the prophetic and priestly documents.htm

Christ's Priestly Office
... 5. The covenant of grace and its mediator 4. Christ's Priestly Office.
Q ... What are the parts of Christ's priestly office? Christ's ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a body of divinity/4 christs priestly office.htm

Priestly Plottings
... The DESIRE of AGES Chapter 59 Priestly Plottings. [This chapter is based
on John 11:47-54.] Bethany was so near Jerusalem that the ...
/.../white/the desire of ages/chapter 59 priestly plottings.htm

Influences that Gave Rise to the Priestly Laws and Histories
... IX INFLUENCES THAT GAVE RISE TO THE PRIESTLY LAWS AND HISTORIES. ... The code, as a whole,
is a remarkable combination of prophetic and priestly teaching. ...
/.../ix influences that gave rise.htm

Whether to Baptize is Part of the Priestly Office, or Proper to ...
... OF THE MINISTERS BY WHOM THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM IS CONFERRED (EIGHT ARTICLES)
Whether to baptize is part of the priestly office, or proper to that of bishops ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether to baptize is part.htm

Whether Above the Priestly Order There Ought to be an Episcopal ...
... OF THE THINGS ANNEXED TO THE SACRAMENT OF ORDER (SEVEN ARTICLES) Whether above
the priestly Order there ought to be an episcopal power? ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether above the priestly order.htm

On the Priestly Office of Christ
... DISPUTATION XXXV ON THE PRIESTLY OFFICE OF CHRIST. Though the person of
Christ is, on account of its excellence, most worthy to be ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 2/disputation xxxv on the priestly.htm

But in Future, Since the Priestly Canon Openly Sets this Forth...
... The Sixth Ecumenical Council. Canon XXXIV. But in future, since the priestly
canon openly sets this forth� But in future, since ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xxxiv but in future.htm

Let no one in the Priestly Order nor any Layman Eat the Unleavened ...
... The Sixth Ecumenical Council. Canon XI. Let no one in the priestly order
nor any layman eat the unleavened bread of� Let no one ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xi let no one.htm

Thesaurus

Priestly (16 Occurrences)
... (a.) Of or pertaining to a priest or the priesthood; sacerdotal; befitting or
becoming a priest; as, the priestly office; a priestly farewell. ...
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Ahimelech (17 Occurrences)
... See AHIJAH, 3. Ahimelech is an interesting person, especially because he stands
for whatever information we have concerning the priestly office in Israel ...
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Levitical (19 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Of or pertaining to a Levite or the Levites. 2. (a.) Priestly. 3. (a.) of
or pertaining to, or designating, the law contained in the book of Leviticus. ...
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Abiathar (29 Occurrences)
... conspiracy with David; that he had two sons, Ahimelech and Jonathan, the former
of whom was, in Abiathar's lifetime, prominent in the priestly service (1 ...
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Mediation
... MEDIATION IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 1. Negative Teaching in the Old Testament 2. The
Positive Teaching: Early Period 3. Prophetic Mediation 4. Priestly Mediation 5 ...
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Priesthood (30 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The office or character of a priest;
the priestly function. 2. (n.) Priests, taken collectively ...
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Breastplate (45 Occurrences)
... rendered in the King James Version "breastplate," means really a "pouch" or "bag."
The references to it are found exclusively in the Priestly Code (Exodus 25:7 ...
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Mediator (7 Occurrences)
... MEDIATION IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 1. Negative Teaching in the Old Testament 2. The
Positive Teaching: Early Period 3. Prophetic Mediation 4. Priestly Mediation 5 ...
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Leper (34 Occurrences)
... 24:8 there is a reference to the oral tradition concerning the treatment of lepers,
without any details, but in Leviticus 13; Leviticus 14 (Priestly Code) the ...
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Service (317 Occurrences)
... al.), work in the tabernacle (Exodus 27:19, et al.), sanctuary service (Numbers
7:9), service of Yahweh (Numbers 8:11), Levitical or priestly service (Numbers 8 ...
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Bible Concordance

Priestly (16 Occurrences)

Luke 1:5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
(WEB NIV)

Luke 1:8 Now while he was doing priestly duty before God in the prescribed course of his class,
(WEY DBY NAS)

Luke 1:9 according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make perfume, having gone into the sanctuary of the Lord,
(See NAS)

Luke 1:23 It happened, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he departed to his house.
(See NAS)

Acts 4:6 with Annas the High Priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and the other members of the high-priestly family.
(WEY DBY NAS RSV)

Romans 1:9 I call God to witness--to whom I render priestly and spiritual service by telling the Good News about His Son-- how unceasingly I make mention of you in His presence,
(WEY)

Romans 15:16 that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus among the Gentiles, doing priestly duties in connexion with God's Good News so that the sacrifice--namely the Gentiles--may be acceptable to Him, being (as it is)
(WEY RSV NIV)

Hebrews 7:5 and those, indeed, out of the sons of Levi receiving the priesthood, a command have to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, their brethren, even though they came forth out of the loins of Abraham;
(See RSV)

Leviticus 21:10 And the priest that is highest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head go loose, nor rend his clothes;
(See NIV)

Numbers 10:8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for a statute for ever throughout your generations.
(See NAS)

Joshua 18:7 For the Levites have no portion among you, for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance; and Gad and Reuben and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.'
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 2:36 And it shall come to pass that every one that is left of thy house shall come to crouch to him for a small piece of silver and for a cake of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priestly offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.
(DBY NIV)

Ezra 2:69 they gave after their ability into the treasury of the work threescore and one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred priests' tunics.
(See NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 12:12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers' houses: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
(See NIV)

Nehemiah 13:29 Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with a garland, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
(See JPS DBY)

Subtopics

Priestly

Related Terms

Ahimelech (17 Occurrences)

Levitical (19 Occurrences)

Abiathar (29 Occurrences)

Mediation

Priesthood (30 Occurrences)

Breastplate (45 Occurrences)

Mediator (7 Occurrences)

Leper (34 Occurrences)

Service (317 Occurrences)