Strong's Greek · G2416
G2416 hierosyléō
ἱεροσυλέω
hee-er-os-ool-eh'-o
to despoil a temple
Looking for Hebrew H2416 chay? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G2416. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
hierosyléō appears once in Scripture, in Romans 2:22. In the Doxa app, open that verse, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to be a temple-robber (figuratively)
In the King James Version
commit sacrilege
Derivation
from G2417 (ἱερόσυλος);
Appears 1 time in Scripture
“You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?”
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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).
