Strong's Greek · G2411

ἱερόν

hierón

temple

Definition

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

Derivation

neuter of G2413 (ἱερός);

Appears 71 times in Scripture

Matthew 21:14

The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.

Matthew 4:5

Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.

Matthew 21:15

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!”

Matthew 21:23

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?”

Matthew 21:12

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.

Matthew 12:5

Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

Matthew 24:1

As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.

Matthew 12:6

But I tell you that One greater than the temple is here.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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