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The Greek noun “ἱερατεία”

Limited to Lk. 1:9 and Heb. 7:5, the Greek noun “hierateia” means “priesthood” or “priestly office.”  The Dictionary of New Testament Theology (2:233) says this term “means priestly activity, the office.”  Stated another way, this word describes the actual work performed by the Old Testament priests.