Strong's Greek · G2411
G2411 hierón
ἱερόν
hee-er-on'
temple
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hierón appears 71 times in Scripture, including Matthew 4:5 and Matthew 12:5. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
a sacred place, i.e. the entire precincts (whereas G3485 (ναός) denotes the central sanctuary itself) of the Temple (at Jerusalem or elsewhere)
In the King James Version
temple
Derivation
neuter of G2413 (ἱερός);
Appears 71 times in Scripture
“The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.”
“Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.”
“But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!””
“When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?””
“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.”
“Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?”
“As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.”
“But I tell you that One greater than the temple is here.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
