ΙΕΡΟΝ, ιερον
IERON, ieron
Sounds Like: ee-eh-RON
Translations: sacred, holy, consecrated, a sacred place, a temple, temple
From the root: ΙΕΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word can function as an adjective meaning 'sacred,' 'holy,' or 'consecrated.' When used as a noun, it refers to a 'sacred place' or, more specifically, a 'temple.' It describes something set apart for religious purposes or dedicated to a deity.
Inflection: Neuter, Singular, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G2413 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:114, 2:123, 3:9, 4:14, 4:50
- To the Newly Baptized — 1:1
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Maccabees — 6:2, 10:43, 10:84, 11:4
- 4 Maccabees — 2:22, 4:8, 13:8
- Matthew — 21:12, 21:23
- Mark — 11:11, 11:15
- Luke — 2:27, 18:10, 19:45
- John — 7:14
- Acts of the Apostles — 3:1, 3:2, 3:3, 3:8, 5:21, 19:27, 21:26, 21:28, 21:29, 24:6, 25:8
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 13:226
- Book 3 — 9:232, 11:269, 15:319
- Book 4 — 8:241, 8:285
- Book 6 — 14:374
- Book 8 — 1:14, 3:95, 3:96, 3:97, 4:106, 5:130, 6:147, 10:258
- Book 9 — 1:8, 1:9, 7:147, 7:148, 7:150, 7:151, 7:153, 8:163, 13:262, 13:263, 13:268
- Book 10 — 2:29, 8:136, 8:149, 11:224
- Book 11 — 4:82, 4:84, 4:87, 4:89, 4:107, 8:322, 8:336, 8:342, 8:346
- Book 12 — 1:10, 2:50, 2:53, 3:136, 3:141, 3:145, 5:252, 5:259, 5:261, 5:263, 6:164, 6:206, 9:354, 9:358, 9:362, 9:377, 9:388, 10:406
- Book 13 — 2:54, 2:56, 2:57, 3:67, 3:70, 3:72, 3:74, 3:78, 3:79, 5:181, 6:197, 6:200, 6:215, 6:217, 8:243, 11:304, 11:311, 13:364
- Book 14 — 4:57, 4:58, 4:59, 4:62, 4:73, 13:335, 13:338, 13:339, 16:470, 16:476, 16:477
- Book 15 — 11:419
- Book 16 — 6:167
- Book 17 — 8:200, 9:217, 9:237
- Book 18 — 1:8, 1:19, 2:30, 3:65, 3:80, 3:82, 8:297
- Book 19 — 1:4, 4:248, 6:314
- Book 20 — 2:49, 3:71, 6:123, 8:165, 8:166, 8:190, 8:191, 8:192, 9:218, 9:219, 9:221
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 2:10, 8:1, 8:4, 8:9, 8:13, 14:4, 15:4, 19:5, 22:1, 34:5
- Book Two — 1:1, 1:9, 3:9, 6:10, 9:9, 12:7, 14:23, 14:24, 15:12, 15:13, 16:8, 16:12, 17:1, 17:5, 17:17, 17:39, 19:17, 20:7
- Book Four — 3:52, 4:38, 5:1, 5:9, 5:32, 9:83, 9:85
- Book Five — 1:10, 3:3, 4:4, 5:1, 5:4, 5:10, 5:12, 5:24, 5:44, 5:59, 5:62, 5:64, 6:3, 6:7, 6:13, 9:55, 9:69, 13:39
- Book Six — 1:71, 1:74, 2:29, 2:71, 2:76, 3:1, 3:40, 4:29, 5:7, 5:15, 5:29, 5:30, 5:41, 6:1, 10:4
- Book Seven — 2:9, 3:9, 10:25, 10:27
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Ezra (Alpha) — 1:47, 2:6, 4:63, 5:43, 5:44, 5:54, 8:13, 8:59, 8:64, 8:78
- 1 Maccabees — 6:2, 10:43, 10:84, 11:4, 15:9
- 2 Maccabees — 1:15, 1:18, 1:34, 2:22, 3:2, 3:30, 5:15, 6:4, 10:1, 11:3, 11:25, 14:31, 14:33, 15:17
- 3 Maccabees — 1:16, 1:20, 3:16
- 4 Maccabees — 2:22, 4:8, 13:8
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 9:27, 14:22
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 9:27
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 21:12, 21:23
- Mark — 11:11, 11:15
- Luke — 2:27, 18:10, 19:45
- John — 7:14
- Acts — 3:1, 3:2, 3:3, 3:8, 5:21, 19:27, 21:26, 21:28, 21:29, 24:6, 25:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΙΕΡΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΙΕΡΑΙ — holy, sacred, a holy, a sacred
- ΙΕΡΑΙΣ — to holy, to sacred, to consecrated, to divine, to a holy, to a sacred, to a consecrated, to a divine
- ΙΕΡΑΝ — holy, sacred, a holy, a sacred
- ΙΕΡΑΣ — sacred, holy, a sacred, a holy, of sacred, of holy
- ΙΕΡΕΙΟΝ — sacrifice, a sacrifice, victim, a victim, sacrificial animal, a sacrificial animal
- ΙΕΡΟΙ — holy, sacred, a holy thing, sacred things
- ΙΕΡΟΙΣ — holy, sacred, consecrated, a holy thing, sacred things
- ΙΕΡΟΣ — holy, sacred, consecrated, a holy thing, a sacred thing
- ΙΕΡΟΥ — of holy, of sacred, of a temple, of the temple, of the sanctuary
- ΙΕΡΟΥΣ — holy, sacred, consecrated, a holy thing, sacred things
- ΙΕΡΟΥΤΑ — sacred, holy, a sacred place, a holy place, of a sacred place, of a holy place
- ΙΕΡΩΝ — (of) holy, (of) sacred, (of) consecrated, (of) a holy thing, (of) sacred things, (of) holy places
- ΙΕΡΩΤΑΤΗΝ — most sacred, most holy, a most sacred, a most holy
- ΣΙΕΡΟΣ — holy, sacred, consecrated, a holy thing, a sacred thing
- ΤΗΝΙΕΡΑΝ — holy, sacred, consecrated, a holy (thing), a sacred (thing)
- ΤΟΝΙΕΡΟΝ — the sacred thing, the holy thing, the temple, the sanctuary, the sacred place, the holy place
- ΤΟΥΙΕΡΟΥ — of the holy, of the sacred, of the temple
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