Strong's Lexicon
G2417 — ἱερόσυλος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2417 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἱερόσυλος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G2411 and G4813 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | hierosulos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hee-er-os'-oo-los |
| Meaning: | 1. a temple-despoiler |
| KJV Renderings: | robber of churches |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἱερόσυλος, ἱερόσυλον (from ἱερόν and συλάω), guilty of sacrilege: Act 19:37 (A. V. robbers of temples; cf. Lightfoot in The Contemp. Rev. for 1878, p. 294f). (2Ma 4:42; Aristophanes, Xenophon, Plato, Polybius, Diodorus, others.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἱερόσυλος (robber of churches)
Acts 19:37
- KJV: For ye have brought hither these men which are neither robbers of churches nor yet blasphemers of your goddess
- GK: ηγάγετε γαρ τους άνδρας τούτους ούτε ιεροσύλους ούτε βλασφημούντας την θεόν υμών
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