GreekG2417Adjective
ἱερόσυλος
hierosulos
“temple robber”
1Occurrences
G2417Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a temple-despoiler
from G2411 (ἱερόν) and G4813 (συλάω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
robbing temples.
LXX: *
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Adjective
Morphology Code
G:A
Full Description
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
ἱερόσυλος appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Acts
1
Key Passages
Acts 19:37BSB
For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.
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