G2417: ἱερόσυλος
hierósylos · “temple robber”
Definition
a temple-despoiler
KJV translates it as: robber of churches
Extended definition
ἱερόσυλος, -ον
(ἱερόν, συλάω), [in LXX: 2Ma.4:42 (cf. -λημα, 2Ma.4:39; -λία, 2Ma.13:6)* ;]
robbing temples: Act.19:37.†
(AS)
(ἱερόν, συλάω), [in LXX: 2Ma.4:42 (cf. -λημα, 2Ma.4:39; -λία, 2Ma.13:6)* ;]
robbing temples: Act.19:37.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G2417 is translated
- temple plunderers ×1
Bible verses with G2417 (hierósylos)
Hierósylos appears in 1 verse.
- Acts 19:37
For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.