ἱερωσύνηhierōsýnē
GreekG24204 occurrences (KJV)
sacredness, i.e. (by implication) the priestly office
KJV renders it: priesthood
Where it appears
- Heb 7:11Now if there were perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people have received the law), what further need was there for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
- Heb 7:12For the priesthood being changed, there is of necessity a change made also in the law.
- Heb 7:14For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, about which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.
- Heb 7:24But he, because he lives forever, has his priesthood unchangeable.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.