Strongs Number: G2416
- Greek Word
- ἱεροσυλέω
- Transliteration
- hierosuleō
- Phonetic
- hee-er-os-ool-eh'-o
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to be a temple robber (figuratively)
- Thayers Definition
-
1. to commit sacrilege, to rob a temple
a. in Rom. 2:22, where the meaning is, "thou who abhorrest idols and their contamination, doest yet not hesitate to plunder their shrines"
- Origin
- From G2417
- Bible Usage
- commit sacrilege.