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ἱερόσυλος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἱερόσυλος, ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
hierosylos
Simplified transliteration: 
hierosylos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2417
GK Number: 
2645
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
temple robber
Definition: 
one who despoils temples, commits sacrilege, Acts 19:37*

Greek-English Concordance for ἱερόσυλος

Acts 19:37 For you have brought these men, who are neither temple (hierosylous | ἱεροσύλους | acc pl masc) robbers nor blasphemers against our goddess.