G2405 - ἱερατεία (hierateía)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G2405
Original: ἱερατεία
Transliteration: hierateía
Pronunciation: hee-er-at-i
Part of Speech: Feminine noun
Occurrences: 2 unique verses (2 tokens) in NT
Books: 2 (Luke, Hebrews)
First Occurrence: Luke 1:9 - "According to the custom of the priest's office..."
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

From the local Strong's lexicon:

priestliness, i.e. the sacerdotal function: office of the

The lexicon data returned an incomplete root pointer (from ;), but the definition identifies the word as the abstract priestly function or office.

Semantic Domains¶

Louw-Nida: - 053 - Religious Activities - 053.009 - Roles and Functions

Other words in subdomain: ἀντίχριστος (G500), ἀποστολή (G651), ἀπόστολος (G652), ἀρχιερατικός (G748), ἀρχιερεύς (G749), ἀρχισυνάγωγος (G752), γραμματεύς (G1122), διακονέω (G1247), διάκονος (G1249), ἐπισκοπέω (G1983), ἐπισκοπή (G1984), ἐπίσκοπος (G1985).

Morphology in Occurrences¶

Reference	Form	Parsing	Function in Clause
Luke 1:9	ἱερατείας	N-GSF (Genitive Singular Feminine)	Genitive after "custom": "custom of the priest's office"
Hebrews 7:5	ἱερατείαν	N-ASF (Accusative Singular Feminine)	Direct object of λαμβάνοντες: "receiving the office of the priesthood"

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Verses	%
priest's office	1	50.0%
office of the priesthood	1	50.0%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Hebrews	1	0.3
Luke	1	0.1

The distribution is limited to one narrative occurrence in Luke and one argument occurrence in Hebrews. Both uses speak of holding or functioning in priestly office rather than identifying an individual priest.

All Verse Texts¶

Luke 1:9 - "According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord."
Hebrews 7:5 - "And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:"

Semantic Categories¶

The corpus has only two NT verses, so these categories are exhaustive usage patterns rather than broad semantic ranges.

1. Priestly Office Expressed Through Assigned Service¶

Luke 1:9 - "According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord."

This use links ἱερατεία with custom (ἔθος), lot assignment (λαγχάνω), incense service (θυμιάω), and entry into the temple/sanctuary (ναός).

2. Priestly Office as Received Legal Status¶

Hebrews 7:5 - "they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law"

This use links ἱερατεία with the sons of Levi (υἱοί + Λευί), receiving an office (λαμβάνω), commandment (ἐντολή), tithing (ἀποδεκατόω), the people (λαός), and law (νόμος).

Common Collocations¶

With only two verses, every collocation occurs once. The table keeps the most context-defining co-occurrences from the tool output.

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
ἔθος (custom)	G1485	1x	"custom of the priest's office"
θυμιάω (burn incense)	G2370	1x	priestly office expressed in incense service
ναός (temple/sanctuary)	G3485	1x	priestly office exercised by entering the sanctuary
κύριος (Lord)	G2962	1x	"temple of the Lord" context
Λευί (Levi)	G3017	1x	Levitical sons receiving the priestly office
λαμβάνω (receive)	G2983	1x	receiving the office of priesthood
ἐντολή (commandment)	G1785	1x	commandment attached to those receiving the office
ἀποδεκατόω (take tithes)	G586	1x	priestly office connected with receiving tithes
λαός (people)	G2992	1x	people from whom tithes are taken
νόμος (law)	G3551	1x	"according to the law"
Ἀβραάμ (Abraham)	G11	1x	brethren descended from Abraham

Word Family / Cognates¶

G2406 ἱεράτευμα (hieráteuma) - priesthood as a corporate body or sacerdotal order; KJV "priesthood" in 1 Peter 2:5, 9.
G2407 ἱερατεύω (hierateúō) - to serve as priest; KJV "executed the priest's office" in Luke 1:8.
G2409 ἱερεύς (hiereús) - priest, the person who holds or performs priestly service.
G2411 ἱερόν (hierón) - temple precinct / sacred place.
G2413 ἱερός (hierós) - sacred, holy.
G2420 ἱερωσύνη (hierōsýnē) - priesthood; KJV "priesthood" in Hebrews 7.
G749 ἀρχιερεύς (archiereús) - high priest / chief priest.

Synonyms¶

No direct curated synonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for G2405.

Antonyms¶

No antonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for G2405.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation / Domain	Key Difference
ἱεράτευμα	G2406	"priesthood"	G2406 denotes the priestly body/order; G2405 denotes the office or function.
ἱερωσύνη	G2420	"priesthood"	G2420 is another abstract priesthood term concentrated in Hebrews 7; G2405 appears in Luke 1:9 and Hebrews 7:5 for receiving/exercising priestly office.
ἱερατεύω	G2407	"executed the priest's office"	G2407 is the action of serving as priest; G2405 is the office/function itself.
ἱερεύς	G2409	priestly domain	G2409 names the priest as a person; G2405 names the office/function.
ἀρχιερεύς	G749	Louw-Nida roles/functions domain	G749 names the high priest/chief priest; G2405 names priestly office without specifying rank.

Domain Neighbors (Louw-Nida 053009 - Roles and Functions)¶

Strong's	Word	Verses	Primary KJV Translation(s)	Key Difference from G2405
G749	ἀρχιερεύς	102	chief priests, high priest	A person/rank; G2405 is office/function.
G652	ἀπόστολος	70	apostles, an apostle	Sent representative role, not priestly office.
G1122	γραμματεύς	63	scribes, scribe	Scribal/legal role, not priestly office.
G1249	διάκονος	15	minister, a minister	Servant/minister role, not sacerdotal office.
G752	ἀρχισυνάγωγος	7	ruler of the synagogue	Synagogue ruler, not priestly office.
G1985	ἐπίσκοπος	6	bishop, Bishop	Overseer role, not priestly office.
G651	ἀποστολή	4	apostleship, the apostleship	Apostolic commission, not priesthood.
G1984	ἐπισκοπή	3	bishoprick, visitation	Oversight/visitation office, not priesthood.
G748	ἀρχιερατικός	1	of the high priest	High-priestly adjective, not the office term itself.

Hebrew Source¶

Greek-to-Hebrew source mapping from the LXX data:

Hebrew Source	Strong's	Co-occurrences	PMI	Score	Notes
כְּהֻנָּה (kᵉhunnâh)	H3550	10	10.51	25.19	Dominant source for priesthood / priest's office.
כָּהַן (kâhan)	H3547	3	7.83	10.85	Verb: to officiate as a priest / execute the priest's office.
אַהֲרוֹן (ʼAhărôwn)	H175	5	4.74	8.49	Aaronic association in priesthood contexts.
עוֹלָם (ʻôwlâm)	H5769	3	3.72	5.15	Appears in priesthood-continuity contexts; not a lexical equivalent.
בֵּן (bên)	H1121	8	1.95	4.28	"Son(s)" in priestly lineage contexts; not a lexical equivalent.