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Bill Mounce
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ἱερόν
Vocabulary form:
iJerovn, -ou:, tov
Definition:
temple
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
72
GK:
2639
Root:
iJero
Cognates:
Hieroglyphics is Egyptian writing, from the cognate iJerovV ("sacred," "holy") and gluvfw ("to carve, note down [on tablets]").
Mnemonics:
There was no temple behind the iron curtain.
Mnemonic Singing:
All ye who hear, now to His temple draw near;
join me in glad adoration.
Biblical Concordance
| Matthew 4:5 | Then the devil took him into the holy city, placed him on the pinnacle of the temple (hierou | ἱεροῦ | gen sg neut), |
| Matthew 12:5 | Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut) break the Sabbath and yet are not guilty? |
| Matthew 12:6 | But I say to you that something greater than the temple (hierou | ἱεροῦ | gen sg neut) is here. |
| Matthew 21:12 | And Jesus entered the temple (hieron | ἱερόν | acc sg neut) and drove out all who were selling and buying in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut), and he overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the chairs of those who were selling doves. |
| Matthew 21:14 | Then the blind and the lame came to him in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut) and he healed them. |
| Matthew 21:15 | But when the ruling priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the boys who were crying out in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut), “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant, |
| Matthew 21:23 | And when he had entered the temple (hieron | ἱερόν | acc sg neut), the ruling priests and the elders of the people approached him while he was teaching and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” |
| Matthew 24:1 | When Jesus had left the temple (hierou | ἱεροῦ | gen sg neut) and was walking away, his disciples came up to call his attention to the buildings of the temple (hierou | ἱεροῦ | gen sg neut). |
| Matthew 26:55 | At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to capture me as though I were a robber? Every day I sat in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut) teaching, and you did not arrest me. |
| Mark 11:11 | And he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple (hieron | ἱερόν | acc sg neut). And looking around at everything, the hour already being late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve. |
| Mark 11:15 | Then they went into Jerusalem. And entering the temple (hieron | ἱερόν | acc sg neut), he began to drive out those who were selling and those who were buying in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut); and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those who were selling pigeons, |
| Mark 11:16 | and he would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple (hierou | ἱεροῦ | gen sg neut). |
| Mark 11:27 | And they came again to Jerusalem. And while he was walking about in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut), the ruling priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, |
| Mark 12:35 | While Jesus was teaching in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut), he said, “How can the scribes say that Messiah is the son of David? |
| Mark 13:1 | And as he went out of the temple (hierou | ἱεροῦ | gen sg neut), one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, look, what massive stones and what magnificent buildings!” |
| Mark 13:3 | So while he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple (hierou | ἱεροῦ | gen sg neut), Peter, James, John, and Andrew questioned him privately. |
| Mark 14:49 | Daily I was with you in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut), teaching, and you did not seize me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled.” |
| Mark 16:8 | And going outside, they fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had taken hold of them. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. |
| Luke 2:27 | So he came in the Spirit into the temple (hieron | ἱερόν | acc sg neut), and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, |
| Luke 2:37 | and then she was a widow until she was eighty-four She did not leave the temple (hierou | ἱεροῦ | gen sg neut), worshipping night and day with fasting and prayer. |
| Luke 2:46 | Then after three days they found him in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut), seated in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. |
| Luke 4:9 | Then he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple (hierou | ἱεροῦ | gen sg neut) and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here; |
| Luke 18:10 | “Two men went up into the temple (hieron | ἱερόν | acc sg neut) to pray, the one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. |
| Luke 19:45 | Having entered the temple (hieron | ἱερόν | acc sg neut), Jesus began to drive out those who were selling things, |
| Luke 19:47 | He began to teach daily in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut). The chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people were trying to destroy him, |
| Luke 20:1 | One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut) and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes, along with the elders, came up |
| Luke 21:5 | And while some were speaking of the temple (hierou | ἱεροῦ | gen sg neut), how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, Jesus said, |
| Luke 21:37 | During the day he was in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut) teaching, but at night he went out and stayed on the hill called “The Mount of Olives.” |
| Luke 21:38 | And all the people came to him in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut) at dawn to listen to him. |
| Luke 22:52 | Then Jesus said to those who had come out against him — the chief priests and officers of the temple (hierou | ἱεροῦ | gen sg neut) and elders, “Why did you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? |
| Luke 22:53 | Day after day, when I was in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut), you did not stretch out your hands against me. But this is your hour, and the hour for the power of darkness. |
| Luke 24:53 | and they were continually in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut) blessing God. |
| John 2:14 | In the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut) he found people selling cattle and sheep and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. |
| John 2:15 | So he made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple (hierou | ἱεροῦ | gen sg neut), including the sheep and the cattle. He scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. |
| John 5:14 | Later on Jesus found him in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut) and said to him, “See, you have been healed! Do not sin any longer, so that nothing worse happens to you.” |
| John 7:14 | About halfway through the festival Jesus went up to the temple (hieron | ἱερόν | acc sg neut) and began to teach. |
| John 7:28 | Then Jesus, as he was teaching in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut), cried out, saying, know me, and you know where I am from? I have not come on my own. But the one who sent me is true, and him you do not know; |
| John 8:2 | Early in the morning he came again to the temple (hieron | ἱερόν | acc sg neut). All the people were coming to him, and he sat down and began to teach them. |
| John 8:20 | Jesus spoke these words near the treasury as he was teaching in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut). No one seized him because his hour had not yet come. |
| John 8:59 | Then they picked up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple (hierou | ἱεροῦ | gen sg neut). |
| John 10:23 | and Jesus was walking in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut) area, in Solomon’s Portico. |
| John 11:56 | They were looking for Jesus and were talking with one another as they were standing in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut), “What do you think? Surely he will not come to the festival, will he?” |
| John 18:20 | Jesus answered him, “I have spoken openly to the world. I have always taught in the synagogue and in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut), where all Jews come together. I have said nothing in secret. |
| Acts 2:46 | And every day, they continued to gather together in the temple (hierō | ἱερῷ | dat sg neut), breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with joy and simplicity of heart, |
| Acts 3:1 | Now Peter and John were going up to the temple (hieron | ἱερόν | acc sg neut) at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. |
| Acts 3:2 | And a man lame from the womb of his mother was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple (hierou | ἱεροῦ | gen sg neut) called the “Beautiful Gate” to ask alms from those entering into the temple (hieron | ἱερόν | acc sg neut). |
| Acts 3:3 | When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple (hieron | ἱερόν | acc sg neut), he asked to receive alms. |
| Acts 3:8 | and jumping up, he stood and began to walk and entered with them into the temple (hieron | ἱερόν | acc sg neut), walking and jumping and praising God. |
| Acts 3:10 | and recognized him — that he was the one who used to sit and ask for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple (hierou | ἱεροῦ | gen sg neut). And they were filled with awe and amazement at what had happened to him. |
| Acts 4:1 | And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple (hierou | ἱεροῦ | gen sg neut) and the Sadducees moved in on them, |
Mnemonics
HE IRON
HE IRON
His temple made from iron
Related to the word,
Related to the word, “hierarchy,” which can refer to the ranking of clergy or a division of angels.