ἱερόςhierós
sacred
Greek (New Testament) · G2413
Meanings
1. in Hom., marvellous, mighty, divine.
2. (Also in Hom. and later classical Greek) consecrated to the deity, sacred: plural, ἱ. γράμματα, 2 Timothy 3:15.
3. As as a noun
(a) (so in Hom.), τὰ ἱ., sacrifices, sacred rites, sacred things: 1 Corinthians 9:13
(b) later, τὸ ἱ., a consecrated or sacred place, a temple: τ. Ἀρτέμιδος, Acts 19:27; of the temple at Jerusalem, i.e. the entire precincts or some part thereof (as distinct from ὁ ναός, see that word, the Sanctuary proper): 1 Corinthians 9:13, and frequently in Gosp. and especially in Ac, Matthew 12:6, Mark 13:3, Acts 4:1, and elsewhere
Same root
- ἱερωσύνηhierōsýnē · G2420sacredness, i.e. (by implication) the priestly office
- ἹεράπολιςHierápolis · G2404holy city; Hierapolis, a place in Asia Minor
- ἱερεύςhiereús · G2409a priest (literally or figuratively)
- ὅσιοςhósios · G3741and from G40 (ἅγιος), which relates to purity from defilement), i.e. hallowed (pious, sacred, sure)
- ἀρχιερατικόςarchieratikós · G748high-priestly
- ἱερόνhierón · G2411a sacred place, i.e. the entire precincts (whereas G3485 (ναός) denotes the central sanctuary itself) of the Temple (at Jerusalem or elsewhere)
- ἱεροπρεπήςhieroprepḗs · G2412reverent
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- 1 Corinthians 9:13 Don’t you realize that those who work in the temple get their meals from the offerings brought to the temple? And those who serve at the altar get a share of the sacrificial offerings.
- 2 Timothy 3:15 You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.