Hierateuo denotes carrying out priestly service before God in Luke 1:8.

Its attested use describes the ongoing performance of priestly service before God in the clause of Luke 1:8.

1. Performing priestly service before God · dominant

   In Luke 1:8, the present active infinitive occurs in the clause describing him before God in the order of his division; the APB renders the clause, "while he was serving as priest in the order of his division before God."

   Luke 1:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 1:8, the APB presents the clause as "while he was serving as priest" before God. This rendering confirms the clause's setting without isolating every element of the Greek form.