Definition

the priestly fraternity, i.e. sacerdotal order (figuratively)

Etymology

from G2407 (ἱερατεύω);

Word family

• ἱερατεύω hierateúō

How the KJV renders it

• priesthood

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.