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ἱερόν

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greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter71 occurrences6 books67 verses

Definition

ἱερός, -ά, όν

[in LXX: Ezekiel 28:18 (מִקְדָּשׁ); τό ἱ, 1 Chronicles 29:4 (בַּיִת), Ezekiel 45:19 (עֲזָרָה); very frequently in I Esther 1:1-58 -4 Mac ;]

1. in Hom., marvellous, mighty, divine.

2. (Also in Hom, and later cl.) consecrated to the deity, sacred: pl., ἱ. γράμματα, 2 Timothy 3:15.

3. As subst.,

(a) (so in Hom.), τὰ ἱ., sacrifices, sacred rites, sacred things: 1 Corinthians 9:13;

(b) later, τὸ ἱ.,., a consecrated or sacred place, a temple: τ. Ἀρτέμιδος, Acts 19:27; of the temple at Jerusalem, i.e. the entire precincts or some part thereof (as distinct from ὁ ναός, which see, the Sanctuary proper): 1 Corinthians 9:13, and frequently in Gosp. and esp. in Ac, Matthew 12:6, Mark 13:3, Acts 4:1, al. (on the use of ἱ. in Imperial Iuser., see Deiss., LAE, 380 f.)

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἱερόν:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

71 total
  1. Matthew 4:5ἱεροῦ · temple
    Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.
  2. Matthew 12:5ἱερῷ · temple
    Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?
  3. Matthew 12:6ἱεροῦ · temple
    But I tell you that One greater than the temple is here.
  4. Matthew 21:12ἱερόν · temple [courts]; ἱερῷ
    Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
  5. Matthew 21:14ἱερῷ · temple
    The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.
  6. Matthew 21:15ἱερῷ · temple [courts]
    But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
  7. Matthew 21:23ἱερὸν · temple [courts]
    When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
  8. Matthew 24:1ἱεροῦ · temple; ἱεροῦ · [its]
    As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.
  9. Matthew 26:55ἱερῷ · temple [courts]
    At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
  10. Mark 11:11ἱερόν · temple [courts]
    Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
  11. Mark 11:15ἱερὸν · temple [courts]; ἱερῷ · [there]
    When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
  12. Mark 11:16ἱεροῦ · temple [courts]
    And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.
  13. Mark 11:27ἱερῷ · temple [courts]
    After their return to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in the temple courts, and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him.
  14. Mark 12:35ἱερῷ · temple [courts]
    While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
  15. Mark 13:1ἱεροῦ · temple
    As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”
  16. Mark 13:3ἱεροῦ · temple
    While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,
  17. Mark 14:49ἱερῷ · temple [courts]
    Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me. But this has happened that the Scriptures would be fulfilled.”
  18. Luke 2:27ἱερόν · temple [courts]
    Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,
  19. Luke 2:37ἱεροῦ · temple
    …and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.
  20. Luke 2:46ἱερῷ · temple [courts]
    Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
  21. Luke 4:9ἱεροῦ · temple
    Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.
  22. Luke 18:10ἱερὸν · temple
    “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
  23. Luke 19:45ἱερὸν · temple [courts]
    Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.
  24. Luke 19:47ἱερῷ · temple
    Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.
  25. Luke 20:1ἱερῷ · temple [courts]
    One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.
  26. Luke 21:5ἱεροῦ · temple
    As some of the disciples were remarking how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and consecrated gifts, Jesus said,
  27. Luke 21:37ἱερῷ · temple
    Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.
  28. Luke 21:38ἱερῷ · temple
    And early in the morning all the people would come to hear Him at the temple.
  29. Luke 22:52ἱεροῦ
    Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw?
  30. Luke 22:53ἱερῷ · temple [courts]
    Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”
  31. Luke 24:53ἱερῷ · temple
    …praising God continually in the temple.
  32. John 2:14ἱερῷ · temple [courts]
    In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.
  33. John 2:15ἱεροῦ · temple [courts]
    So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
  34. John 5:14ἱερῷ · temple
    Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”
  35. John 7:14ἱερὸν · temple [courts]
    About halfway through the feast, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.
  36. John 7:28ἱερῷ · temple [courts]
    Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him,
  37. John 8:2ἱερόν · temple [courts]
    Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.
  38. John 8:20ἱερῷ · temple [courts]
    He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.
  39. John 8:59ἱεροῦ · temple area
    At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
  40. John 10:23ἱερῷ · temple [courts]
    …and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade.
  41. John 11:56ἱερῷ · temple [courts]
    They kept looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple courts, “What do you think? Will He come to the feast at all?”
  42. John 18:20ἱερῷ · temple
    “I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
  43. Acts 2:46ἱερῷ · temple [courts]
    With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
  44. Acts 3:1ἱερὸν · temple
    One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
  45. Acts 3:2ἱεροῦ · temple; ἱερόν · temple [courts]
    And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
  46. Acts 3:3ἱερὸν
    When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.