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ἱερεύς — Luke 1:5 priestly office

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SEMANTIC_USAGE_OCCURRENCEUSAGE_G2409_LUK_1_5
Curation State
CURATED
Release Introduced
v45
Language
Greek
Lemma
ἱερεύς
Strong Id
G2409
Lemma Keys
[
    "ἱερεύς",
    "G2409"
]
Evidence Layers
[
    {
        "id": "BIBLICAL_HEBREW_GREEK",
        "role": "textual_corpus"
    }
]
Source Ids
[
    "SRC_SBLGNT",
    "SRC_KJV1769"
]
Source Reference
Luke 1:5
Date Range
{
    "label": "1st century CE composition context",
    "certainty": "broad"
}
Original Language
Greek
Attested Form
ἱερεύς
Original Excerpt
ἱερεύς τις ὀνόματι Ζαχαρίας
Translation
{
    "text": "a priest named Zechariah",
    "responsibility": "Berean Archive working context translation; used only for the semantic-usage record.",
    "alignment_note": "Context-level evidence only; this record does not create a new translation-token alignment."
}
Semantic Domains
[
    {
        "id": "religious_cultic",
        "role": "primary",
        "classification": "documented fact",
        "rationale": "The noun directly names a priest and the surrounding narrative places him in temple service."
    },
    {
        "id": "occupational_trade",
        "role": "secondary",
        "classification": "reasonable inference",
        "rationale": "Priesthood is also a recognized social/occupational office, though cultic function is primary here."
    }
]
Evidence Strength
DIRECT_ATTESTATION
Context Summary
Zechariah is introduced through his priestly office before the narrative describes his temple service.
Evidence Boundary
The category describes the attested institutional context and does not settle broader theological claims about priesthood.
Scripture Reference
{
    "book": "LUK",
    "chapter": 1,
    "verse": "5",
    "edition": "sblgnt"
}