◄ 2413. hieros ►
Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2413: ἱερός ἱερός, ἱερά, ἱερόν (its primary sense is thought to be mighty; cf. Curtius, § 614; Vanicek, p. 88; yet see Schmidt as below; fr, Homer down), sacred, consecrated to the deity, pertaining to God: ἱερά γράμματα, sacred Scriptures, because inspired by God, treating of divine things and therefore to be devoutly revered, 2 Timothy 3:15 (Josephus, Antiquities prooem. 3; (10, 10, 4 at the end); b. j. 6, 5, 4; contra Apion 1 (10, 3; 18, 6); 26, 1; ἱεραι βίβλοι, Antiquities 2, 16, 5; (c. Apion 1, 1; 23, 4), etc.; οὐκ ἐνετραφης οὐδέ ἐνησκηθης τοῖς ἱεροῖς γραμμασι, Philo, leg. ad Gaium § 29, Mang. edition ii., p. 574); (κήρυγμα, Mark 16 WH in (rejected) 'Shorter Conclusion'); neuter plural as a substantive, τά ἱερά, the holy things, those which pertain to the worship of God in the temple, 1 Corinthians 9:13, cf. ἐργάζομαι, 2 a. (See references under the word ἅγιος, at the end; especially Schmidt, chapter 181.) Forms and Transliterations ἐν ιερα ιερά ἱερὰ Ἱερᾷ ιεράς ιερέων ιερον ιερόν ἱερὸν ιερού ιερω ιερώ en hiera hierà Hierā̂i hieron hieròn iera ieron Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts