Strong's Lexicon
G2416 — ἱεροσυλέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2416 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἱεροσυλέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G2417 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | hierosuleo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hee-er-os-ool-eh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to be a temple-robber (figuratively) |
| KJV Renderings: | commit sacrilege |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἱεροσυλέω, ἱεροσύλω; (ἱερόσυλος, which see); to commit sacrilege, to rob a temple: Rom 2:22, where the meaning is, ’thou who abhorrest idols and their contamination, dost yet not hesitate to plunder their shrines’; cf. Fritzsche (and Delitzsch) at the passage (Aristophanes, Plato, Demosthenes, others.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἱεροσυλέω (commit sacrilege)
Romans 2:22
- KJV: Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery dost thou commit adultery thou that abhorrest idols dost thou commit sacrilege
- GK: ο λέγων μη μοιχεύειν μοιχεύεις ο βδελυσσόμενος τα είδωλα ιεροσυλείς
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