ἱερόσυλοςhierósylos
robbing temples: Acts 19:37.
Greek (New Testament) · G2417
Same root
- ἱερόνhierón · G2411a sacred place, i.e. the entire precincts (whereas G3485 (ναός) denotes the central sanctuary itself) of the Temple (at Jerusalem or elsewhere)
- συλάωsyláō · G4813probably akin to G138 (αἱρέομαι); compare G4661 (σκῦλον)); to despoil
- ἱεροσυλέωhierosyléō · G2416to be a temple-robber (figuratively)
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Acts 19:37 You have brought these men here, but they have stolen nothing from the temple and have not spoken against our goddess.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.