ΙΕΡΩΜΕΝΟΣ, ιερωμενος
IERŌMENOS, ierōmenos
Sounds Like: ee-eh-ROH-meh-nos
Translations: consecrated, sanctified, made holy, a consecrated one, one who has been consecrated
From the root: ΙΕΡΟΩ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word is the perfect passive participle of the verb 'ἱερόω' (hieroo), meaning 'to consecrate' or 'to make holy'. As a participle, it describes someone or something that has been consecrated or made holy. It can function as an adjective, modifying a noun, or as a substantive (noun) itself, referring to 'one who has been consecrated' or 'a consecrated thing'. It implies a state of having been set apart for sacred use or dedicated to God.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine, Perfect Passive Participle
Strong’s number: G2412 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 31:284
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 6:166
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΙΕΡΟΩ.
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.
- ΙΕΡΟΩ — to consecrate, to make holy, to dedicate, to sanctify
- ΙΕΡΩΜΕΝΟΥ — having been consecrated, having been made holy, having been dedicated, having been set apart
- ΙΕΡΩΣΟΜΕΝΟΝ — about to be consecrated, about to be made holy, about to be dedicated, the one who is to be consecrated, the one who is to be made holy, the one who is to be dedicated
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