Acts 21:26:16Acts.21.26.W16TAB

ἱερόν

hieron

temple

Transliteration
hi-e-RON
Extended
hih-eh-ROHN
IPA
/hi.eˈron/

Meaning by language

English
temple

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Result
ἱ + ε + ρόν
hi + e + ron
hieron

Alphabet Analysis

Iotai — as in machine
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Rhor — rolled r
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    hi-e-RON

  2. sentence

    TO-te ho PAU-los pa-ra-la-BŌN tous AN-dras tê e-kho-ME-nêi hê-ME-rai syn au-TOIS ha-gni-stheIS ei-SÊI-ei eis to hi-e-RON di-ang-GE-lōn tēn ek-PLÊ-rō-sin tôn hê-me-RŌN tou ha-gni-SMOU HE-ōs hou pro-sê-NEKH-thê hy-PER he-NOS he-KAS-tou au-TÔN hê pros-pho-RA

Root and etymology

ἱερόςiota–epsilon–rho–omicron–sigma

holy, sacred

In contextActs 21:26

Then Paul took the men, and on the next day, having purified himself with them, he entered the temple, announcing the fulfillment of the days of purification until the offering was presented for each one of them.

About this coordinate

Acts 21:26:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 21:26, so the Greek word ἱερόν (hieron) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.21.26.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.26.W16.S1) and character.