1 Peter 2:9:61 Pet.2.9.W6TAB
ἱεράτευμα
hierateuma
“priesthood”
- Transliteration
- hi-e-RA-teu-ma
- Extended
- hee-eh-RAH-teu-mah
- IPA
- /hi.eˈra.teu.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- priesthood
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hi-e-RA-teu-ma
- sentence
hy-MEIS de GE-nos ek-lek-TON ba-SI-lei-on hi-e-RA-teu-ma E-thnos HA-gi-on la-OS eis pe-ri-POI-ee-sin HO-pōs tas a-re-TAS ek-sa-GGEI-lē-te tou ek SKO-tous hy-MAS ka-LE-san-tos eis to thau-mas-TON au-TOU PHŌS
Exegesis
A sequence of four nominative predicate nominatives—genos eklekton {γένος ἐκλεκτόν | génos eklektón}, basileion hierateuma {βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα | basíleion hieráteuma}, ethnos hagion {ἔθνος ἅγιον | éthnos hágion}, laos eis peripoiesin {λαὸς εἰς περιποίησιν | laós eis peripoíesin}—all rest on the implied “are,” crafting a crescendo of corporate identity drawn from covenant language. The prepositional object eis peripoiesin marks purpose or status “for possession.”
Root and etymology
hierateuōiota–epsilon–rho–alpha–tau–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to serve as priest”
In context — 1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a priesthood of the King, a holy nation, a people set apart for possession , so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you from darkness into His wonderful light.
About this coordinate
1 Peter 2:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Peter 2:9, so the Greek word ἱεράτευμα (hierateuma) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Pet.2.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Pet.2.9.W6.S1) and character.