-
presbyter as the
etymological origin, the
distinctive Gr**** word (Gr**** ἱερεύς
hiereus) for "priest" is
never used for presbyteros/episkopos in the New Testament...
-
regular Latin word for "priest"
being sacerdos,
corresponding to ἱερεύς
hiereús. It is
possible that the
Latin word was
loaned into Old English, and only...
- "overseer of
sacred rites". The
general consensus states that the term "
hiereus" is the most
common Gr**** term used to
describe the
closest pagan equivalent...
-
priestesses in
ancient Gr**** religion,
being the
equivalent of the male
title hiereus (ἱερεύς).
Ancient Greece had a
number of
different offices in
charge of...
-
hierarches (ἱεράρχης, 'president of
sacred rites, high-priest') and that from
hiereus (ἱερεύς, 'priest') and
arche (ἀρχή, 'first
place or power, rule'). Dionysius...
-
Great in
Alexandria (the σῆμα, sēma), and
appointed a
priest (ἱερεύς,
hiereus) to
conduct religious rites there. This
office quickly advanced to become...
-
Theseus to take her to Athens. The
Snake Priestess,
speaking through the
Hiereus,
advises Ariadne to give
Theseus a ball of twine. If he
unwinds it as he...
- this
matter is
caused by the
difference between the Gr****
words ἱερεύς (
hiereus meaning "sacred one";
represented in
Latin by the word sacerdos) and πρεσβύτερος...
-
translated as "prophet" or "seer". A
mantis is to be
distinguished from a
hiereus, "priest," or hiereia, "priestess," by the parti****tion of the latter...
- also as the
translation of a
different New
Testament Gr**** word, ἱερεύς
hiereús,
which refers to
those who
perform sacrificial rites in the
Jerusalem temple...
