2405 GREEK ιερατεια, HIERATEIA hee-er-at-i'-ah from ιερατευω, - hierateuo G 2407; priestliness, i.e. the sacerdotal function:--office of the priesthood, priest's office. ιερατειαν Heb 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: ιερατειας 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.
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