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ἱερός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἱερός ἱερά̄ ἱερόν

Structure: ἱερ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. Connected with the gods, supernatural
  2. holy, sacred, consecrated
  3. Under divine protection

Examples

  • καὶ οἱ ἡγούμενοι δὲ τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ τῶν ἱερέων πολλὰ ἠσέβησαν καὶ ὑπὲρ πάσασ τὰσ ἀκαθαρσίασ πάντων τῶν ἐθνῶν καὶ ἐμίαναν τὸ ἱερὸν τοῦ Κυρίου τὸ ἁγιαζόμενον ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ. (Septuagint, Liber Esdrae I 1:47)
  • ὅσοι οὖν κατὰ τοὺσ τόπουσ οἰκοῦσι, βοηθείτωσαν αὐτῷ οἱ ἐν τῷ τόπῳ αὐτοῦ ἐν χρυσίῳ καὶ ἐν ἀργυρίῳ, ἐν δόσεσι μεθ̓ ἵππων καὶ κτηνῶν σὺν τοῖσ ἄλλοισ τοῖσ κατ̓ εὐχὰσ προστεθειμένοισ εἰσ τὸ ἱερὸν τοῦ Κυρίου τὸ ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ. (Septuagint, Liber Esdrae I 2:6)
  • ἀναβῆναι καὶ οἰκοδομῆσαι τὴν Ἱερουσαλὴμ καὶ τὸ ἱερόν, οὗ ὠνομάσθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐπ̓ αὐτῷ. καὶ ἐκωθωνίζοντο μετὰ μουσικῶν καὶ χαρᾶσ ἡμέρασ ἑπτά. (Septuagint, Liber Esdrae I 4:63)
  • καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἡγουμένων κατὰ τάσ πατριὰσ ἐν τῷ παραγίνεσθαι αὐτοὺσ εἰσ τὸ ἱερὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, τὸ ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ, ηὔξαντο ἐγεῖραι τὸν οἶκον ἐπὶ τοῦ τόπου αὐτοῦ κατὰ τὴν αὐτῶν δύναμιν (Septuagint, Liber Esdrae I 5:43)
  • καὶ δοῦναι εἰσ τὸ ἱερὸν γαζοφυλάκιον τῶν ἔργων χρυσίου μνᾶσ χιλίασ καὶ ἀργυρίου μνᾶσ πεντακισχιλίασ καὶ στολὰσ ἱερατικὰσ ἑκατόν. (Septuagint, Liber Esdrae I 5:44)

Synonyms

  1. holy

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