What does ἱεροσυλέω (hierosyléō) mean in the Bible?
ἱεροσυλέω (hierosyléō) is a Greek word meaning "to be a temple-robber (figuratively)".
Greek · G2416
ἱεροσυλέω
To be a temple-robber (figuratively)
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ἱεροσυλέω G2416
Pronunciation hierosyléō
What does ἱεροσυλέω (hierosyléō) mean in the Bible?
ἱεροσυλέω (hierosyléō) is a Greek word meaning "to be a temple-robber (figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2416?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include do you rob temples (1).
Where does ἱεροσυλέω (hierosyléō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 2:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It do you rob temples 1× Romans 2:22
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Usage map
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First aligned row Romans 2:22
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Romans 1
Source forms
ἱεροσυλεῖς 1x hierosyleis Romans 2:22
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x Romans 2:22
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to be a temple-robber (figuratively)
Strong's G2416
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to be a temple-robber (figuratively)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ἱερόσυλος, which see), [in LXX: 2Ma.9:2 * ;] to rob a temple (commit sacrilege, R, mg.): Rom.2:22.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 2:22 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἱεροσυλεῖς; ierosuleiv
I commit sacrilege
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Present Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Active Rom 2:22 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἱεροσυλέω is built from this root:
ἱερόσυλος G2417
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain