ΙΕΡΟΥΡΓΙΑΝ, ιερουργιαν
IEROURGIAN, ierourgian
Sounds Like: hee-eh-roo-oor-GHEE-ah
Translations: sacred service, a sacred service, priestly service, priestly ministration, ministration, performance of sacred rites
From the root: ΙΕΡΟΥΡΓΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the performance of sacred rites or priestly service, often in a religious context. It describes the act of carrying out duties related to worship or religious ceremonies. It is a compound word formed from 'ἱερός' (hieros), meaning 'sacred' or 'holy', and 'ἔργον' (ergon), meaning 'work' or 'deed'.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2418 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 3:20
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 3:20
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΙΕΡΟΥΡΓΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΙΕΡΟΥΓΩΝΙΑΣ — of sacred service, of a sacred rite, of a priestly ministry, of a religious ceremony
- ΙΕΡΟΥΡΓΙΑ — sacred service, priestly service, religious rite, a sacred work, a sacred ministration
- ΙΕΡΟΥΡΓΙΑΙ — sacred services, religious rites, ministries, sacred acts
- ΙΕΡΟΥΡΓΙΑΙΣ — sacred service, religious service, priestly service, a sacred rite, a sacred ministration, a sacred offering, a sacred duty
- ΙΕΡΟΥΡΓΙΑΣ — of sacred service, of sacred ministration, of priestly service, of a sacred rite, of a religious ceremony
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