Easton's Bible Dictionary

PRIEST

Priest: translation

The Heb. kohen, Gr. hierus, Lat. sacerdos, always denote one who offers sacrifices.
At first every man was his own priest, and presented his own sacrifices before God. Afterwards that office devolved on the head of the family, as in the cases of Noah (Gen. 8:20), Abraham (12:7; 13:4), Isaac (26:25), Jacob (31:54), and Job (Job 1:5).
The name first occurs as applied to Melchizedek (Gen. 14:18). Under the Levitical arrangements the office of the priesthood was limited to the tribe of Levi, and to only one family of that tribe, the family of Aaron.Certain laws respecting the qualifications of priests are given in Lev. 21:16-23. There are ordinances also regarding the priests' dress (Ex. 28:40-43) and the manner of their consecration to the office (29:1-37).
Their duties were manifold (Ex. 27:20, 21; 29:38-44; Lev. 6:12; 10:11; 24:8; Num. 10:1-10; Deut. 17:8-13; 33:10; Mal. 2:7). They represented the people before God, and offered the various sacrifices prescribed in the law.
In the time of David the priests were divided into twenty-four courses or classes (1 Chr. 24:7-18). This number was retained after the Captivity (Ezra 2:36-39; Neh. 7:39-42).
"The priests were not distributed over the country, but lived together in certain cities [forty-eight in number, of which six were cities of refuge, q.v.], which had been assigned to their use. From thence they went up by turns to minister in the temple at Jerusalem. Thus the religious instruction of the people in the country generally was left to the heads of families, until the establishment of synagogues, an event which did not take place till the return from the Captivity, and which was the main source of the freedom from idolatry that became as marked a feature of the Jewish people thenceforward as its practice had been hitherto their great national sin."
The whole priestly system of the Jews was typical. It was a shadow of which the body is Christ. The priests all prefigured the great Priest who offered "one sacrifice for sins" "once for all" (Heb. 10:10, 12). There is now no human priesthood. (See Epistle to the Hebrews throughout.) The term "priest" is indeed applied to believers (1 Pet. 2:9; Rev. 1:6), but in these cases it implies no sacerdotal functions. All true believers are now "kings and priests unto God." As priests they have free access into the holiest of all, and offer up the sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving, and the sacrifices of grateful service from day to day.

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  2. priest—Priest translation Priest The minister of Divine worship and sacrifice dd Catholic Encyclopedia.Kevin Knight Priest Priest Catholic_Encyclopediau Priest This word e...Catholic encyclopedia
  3. priest—priest translation noun strong in ChristianityADJECTIVE local parish village esp. BrE celibate married woman ordained Anglican Catholic Jesuit etc. VERB PRIEST...Collocations dictionary
  4. priest—Priest translationHe is called Presbyter meaning that he intercedes for he prays on behalf of Gods people.The priest has a pastoral role towards Gods people he cares for ...Dictionary of church terms
  5. priest—priest translationa short club used by anglers to stun or kill fish...Dictionary of ichthyology
  6. priest—PRIEST translation The Etruscan priest is best classified as an augur haruspex a ritual specialist who examines and divines the signs of nature to interpret divine will f...Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
  7. priest—priest translationSynonyms and related wordsAaronic priesthood Levite Melchizedek priesthood Seventy abbe abbess abbot acolyte acolytus apostle baal kore bishop cantor ca...Moby Thesaurus
  8. priest—stripe ripest...Английские анаграммы
  9. priest—[prist]священникжрец служитель культа...Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь
  10. priest—священник жрец...Англо-русский дополнительный словарь
  11. priest—священник официальное название второй степени священства в англиканской церкви [Church of England] выше дьякона [deacon] но ниже епископа [bishop .] патер католический с...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь Великобритания
  12. priest—ихт.западноевропейская атерина Atherina presbyter западноевропейская атерина...Англо-русский словарь биологических терминов
  13. priest—n священник...Англо-русский словарь Лингвистика-98
  14. priest—priest [prist] nu священник жрец...Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
  15. priest—сущ. священник особ. католический to defrock unfrock a priest лишить священника духовного сана to ordain a priest посвящать в духовный сан Anglican priest священник а...Англо-русский словарь общей лексики
  16. priest—nсвященник католический High Priest Roman Catholic priest...Англо-русский словарь политической терминологии
  17. priest—n. священник жрец...Англо-русский словарь редакция bed
  18. priest—священник...Англо-русский юридический словарь
  19. priest—n священик жрець...Англо-украинский словарь
  20. priest—священник жрець священик пп...Англо-український словник
  21. priest—. n священик католицький священнослужитель жрець знев. пп like like people присл. який пп така його й молитва . v посвящати у священики....Англо-український словник Балла М.І.
  22. priest—.strong [prist] n. священник особ. католическийparish priest кюре книжн. священнослужитель пренебр. поп. жрецhigh priest верховный жрец. дубинка для глушения рыбы lik...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
  23. priest—priest . [prist] ni . священник особ. католическийi parish кюре книжн. iсвященнослужитель пренебр. iпоп . жрец high верховный жрец . дубинка для глушения рыбы ili...Новый большой англо-русский словарь II
  24. priest—.strong prist n . священник особ. католическийem parish кюре книжн. emсвященнослужитель пренебр. emпоп . жрец high верховный жрец . дубинка для глушения рыбы...Новый большой англо-русский словарь под общим руководством акад. Ю.Д. Апресяна
  25. priest—Each priest praises his own relics Всякий купец свой товар хвалит B Гречневая каша сама себя хвалит Г Like priest like people Каков пастырь таковы и овцы K Каков поп та...Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок