Strong's Greek · G2416

ἱεροσυλέω

hierosyléō

commit sacrilege

Definition

to be a temple-robber (figuratively)

Derivation

from G2417 (ἱερόσυλος);

Appears 1 time in Scripture

Romans 2:22

You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?

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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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