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GreekG2411Noun (Neuter)

ἱερόν

hieros

68Occurrences
G2411Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a sacred place, i.e. the entire precincts (whereas G3485 (ναός) denotes the central sanctuary itself) of the Temple (at Jerusalem or elsewhere)

neuter of G2413 (ἱερός);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.in Hom., marvellous, mighty, divine.
2.(Also in Hom, and later cl.) consecrated to the deity, sacred
3.As subst.
(a)(so in Hom.), τὰ ἱ., sacrifices, sacred rites, sacred things
(b)later, τὸ ἱ. , a consecrated or sacred place, a temple
LXX: (מִקְדָּשׁ); τό ἱ, (בַּיִת), (עֲזָרָה); very frequently in -4 Mac

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Neuter)

Morphology Code

G:N-N

Full Description

Greek Noun, Neuter

Occurrences

ἱερόν appears 68 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
24
Luke
14
John
11
Matthew
9
Mark
9
1 Corinthians
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 9:13BSB

Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?

Acts 26:21BSB

For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.

John 11:56BSB

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?”

Luke 2:27BSB

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,

Matthew 21:12BSB

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.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.