Acts 24:6:4Acts.24.6.W4TAB
ἱερὸν
hieron
“temple”
- Transliteration
- hi-e-RON
- Extended
- hih-eh-ROHN
- IPA
- /hi.eˈron/
Meaning by language
- English
- temple
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
hi-e-RON
- phraseyour reading level
hos KAI ton hi-e-RON e-PEI-ra-sen be-bê-LO-sai
- sentence
hos KAI ton hi-e-RON e-PEI-ra-sen be-bê-LO-sai hon KAI e-kra-TÊ-sa-men
Exegesis
The direct object to hieron {τὸ ἱερὸν | tò hierón} precedes the verb epeirasen {ἐπείρασεν | epeírasen}, a common word order in Greek that places focus on the temple as the target of the act.
Root and etymology
hierosiota–epsilon–rho–omicron–sigma
“sacred, holy”
In context — Acts 24:6
Who also tried to profane the temple , whom we also seized .
About this coordinate
Acts 24:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 24:6, so the Greek word ἱερὸν (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.24.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.6.W4.S1) and character.