ἱερόν
temple
‘temple’ is one of 2 main senses fuller range ↓
Full lexicon entry — Thayer's Greek Lexicon
From Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Where this word appears
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Case
- Dative
- The case of the indirect object, means, or location — “to / for / with / in.”
- Accusative
- The case of the direct object and of extent.
- Genitive
- The case of source, possession, or “of” — answers “whose / from what.”
Gender
- Neuter
- Grammatically neuter.
Number
- Singular
- One.
Grammatical forms
- Noun, Dative, Singular, Neuter 32 times (45%)
- Noun, Accusative, Singular, Neuter 20 times (28%)
- Noun, Genitive, Singular, Neuter 19 times (27%)
Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (Robinson–Tischendorf, public domain), counted across 71 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.
Every verse where G2411 appears — 67 distinct verses across 6 books. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Greek form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Greek New Testament; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences of this word are not indexed here.
Matthew 9 verses
- Matthew 4:5 ἱεροῦ n gen sg neut Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
- Matthew 12:5 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut Or have you not read in the law, that on the Sabbath day, the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are guiltless?
- Matthew 12:6 ἱεροῦ n gen sg neut But I tell you that one greater than the temple is here.
- Matthew 21:12 ἱερόν ἱερῷ n acc sg neut n dat sg neut Jesus entered into the temple of God, and drove out all of those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the money-changers' tables and the seats of those who sold the doves.
- Matthew 21:14 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
- Matthew 21:15 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children who were crying in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the son of David!" they were indignant,
- Matthew 21:23 ἱερὸν n acc sg neut When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?"
- Matthew 24:1 ἱεροῦ ἱεροῦ n gen sg neut n gen sg neut Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.
- Matthew 26:55 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, "Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and you didn't arrest me.
Mark 8 verses
- Mark 11:11 ἱερόν n acc sg neut Jesus entered into the temple in Jerusalem. When he had looked around at everything, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
- Mark 11:15 ἱερὸν ἱερῷ n acc sg neut n dat sg neut They came to Jerusalem, and Jesus entered into the temple, and began to throw out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who sold the doves.
- Mark 11:16 ἱεροῦ n gen sg neut He would not allow anyone to carry a container through the temple.
- Mark 11:27 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut They came again to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders came to him,
- Mark 12:35 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut Jesus responded, as he taught in the temple, "How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?
- Mark 13:1 ἱεροῦ n gen sg neut As he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Teacher, see what kind of stones and what kind of buildings!"
- Mark 13:3 ἱεροῦ n gen sg neut As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,
- Mark 14:49 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you didn't arrest me. But this is so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled."
Luke 14 verses
- Luke 2:27 ἱερόν n acc sg neut He came in the Spirit into the temple. When the parents brought in the child, Jesus, that they might do concerning him according to the custom of the law,
- Luke 2:37 ἱεροῦ n gen sg neut and she had been a widow for about eighty-four years), who didn't depart from the temple, worshipping with fastings and petitions night and day.
- Luke 2:46 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut It happened after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them, and asking them questions.
- Luke 4:9 ἱεροῦ n gen sg neut He led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here,
- Luke 18:10 ἱερὸν n acc sg neut "Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.
- Luke 19:45 ἱερὸν n acc sg neut He entered into the temple, and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it,
- Luke 19:47 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people sought to destroy him.
- Luke 20:1 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut It happened on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Gospel, that the priests and scribes came to him with the elders.
- Luke 21:5 ἱεροῦ n gen sg neut As some were talking about the temple and how it was decorated with beautiful stones and gifts, he said,
- Luke 21:37 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut Every day Jesus was teaching in the temple, and every night he would go out and spend the night on the mountain that is called Olivet.
- Luke 21:38 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut All the people came early in the morning to him in the temple to hear him.
- Luke 22:52 ἱεροῦ n gen sg neut Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and elders, who had come against him, "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?
- Luke 22:53 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut When I was with you in the temple daily, you didn't stretch out your hands against me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness."
- Luke 24:53 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
John 11 verses
- John 2:14 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut He found in the temple those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, and the changers of money sitting.
- John 2:15 ἱεροῦ n gen sg neut He made a whip of cords, and threw all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers' money, and overthrew their tables.
- John 5:14 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, "Behold, you are made well. Sin no more, so that nothing worse happens to you."
- John 7:14 ἱερὸν n acc sg neut But when it was now the midst of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
- John 7:28 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut Jesus therefore cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, "You both know me, and know where I am from. I have not come of myself, but he who sent me is true, whom you don't know.
- John 8:2 ἱερόν n acc sg neut Now very early in the morning, he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him. He sat down, and taught them.
- John 8:20 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut Jesus spoke these words in the treasury, as he taught in the temple. Yet no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.
- John 8:59 ἱεροῦ n gen sg neut Therefore they took up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was hidden, and went out of the temple, having gone through the midst of them, and so passed by.
- John 10:23 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in Solomon's porch.
- John 11:56 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut Then they sought for Jesus and spoke one with another, as they stood in the temple, "What do you think--that he isn't coming to the feast at all?"
- John 18:20 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut Jesus answered him, "I spoke openly to the world. I always taught in synagogues, and in the temple, where the Jews always meet. I said nothing in secret.
Acts 24 verses
- Acts 2:46 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,
- Acts 3:1 ἱερὸν n acc sg neut Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
- Acts 3:2 ἱεροῦ ἱερόν n gen sg neut n acc sg neut A certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.
- Acts 3:3 ἱερὸν n acc sg neut Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy.
- Acts 3:8 ἱερὸν n acc sg neut Leaping up, he stood, and began to walk. He entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.
- Acts 3:10 ἱεροῦ n gen sg neut They recognized him, that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts for the needy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
- Acts 4:1 ἱεροῦ n gen sg neut As they spoke to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came to them,
- Acts 5:20 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut "Go stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life."
- Acts 5:21 ἱερὸν n acc sg neut When they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak, and taught. But the high priest came, and those who were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
- Acts 5:24 ἱεροῦ n gen sg neut Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were very perplexed about them and what might become of this.
- Acts 5:25 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut One came and told them, "Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people."
- Acts 5:42 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut Every day, in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and preaching Jesus, the Christ.
- Acts 19:27 ἱερὸν n acc sg neut Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing, and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships."
- Acts 21:26 ἱερόν n acc sg neut Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purified himself and went with them into the temple, declaring the fulfillment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them.
- Acts 21:27 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him,
- Acts 21:28 ἱερὸν n acc sg neut crying out, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. Moreover, he also brought Greeks into the temple, and has defiled this holy place!"
- Acts 21:29 ἱερὸν n acc sg neut For they had seen Trophimus, the Ephesian, with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
- Acts 21:30 ἱεροῦ n gen sg neut All the city was moved, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Immediately the doors were shut.
- Acts 22:17 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut "It happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,
- Acts 24:6 ἱερὸν n acc sg neut He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him.
- Acts 24:12 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut In the temple they didn't find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the synagogues, or in the city.
- Acts 24:18 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a mob, nor with turmoil.
- Acts 25:8 ἱερὸν n acc sg neut while he said in his defense, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all."
- Acts 26:21 ἱερῷ n dat sg neut For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple, and tried to kill me.
1 Corinthians 1 verse
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
ιερον — transliterated hierón — is a Greek noun carrying the sense “temple.” Debuting at Matthew 4:5, it then recurs through the corpus. The Greek New Testament uses it across 67 verses — moderately common. More than a third of its appearances fall in Acts. Thayer's distinguishes 2 senses for it. See the sense tree, 67-verse concordance, and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's G2411 catalogs a Greek word from the Greek New Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Greek New Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 67
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 67 distinct verses.
- 6 / 27
- NT books
- The word appears in 6 of 27 New Testament books.
- #236
- by frequency
- Top 250 most frequent Greek words (rank 236 of 5,347 Greek words by occurrence).
View all 67 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the New Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Some books belong to more than one corpus (Luke is in both the Gospels and the Lukan corpus, and so on), so these shares overlap and need not total 100%. Each figure is a share of the word’s 67 distinct verses.
- Gospels 42 verses · 63%
- Lukan (Luke–Acts) 38 verses · 57%
- Johannine 11 verses · 16%
- Pauline corpus 1 verse · 1%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Temple 71×
- American Standard Version: Temple 70×
- Berean Standard Bible: Temple 63×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Temple 71×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders G2411 across 71 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders G2411 across 70 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders G2411 across 65 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 2 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 6 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders G2411 across 72 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 1 rendering that appears only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Senses in Thayer's
The 2 senses Thayer's distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency or importance). The full entry — with sub-senses — is in the Lexicon Entry tab.
- used of the temple of Artemis at Ephesus
- used of the temple at Jerusalem
Word origin
Derived from ιερος (hierós) (G2413) — sacred.
Forms in the corpus
The 4 distinct written forms G2411 takes in the Greek New Testament, most frequent first — each parse links to that case’s occurrences in the concordance.
| Form | Parsing | Example | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἱερῷ hierō̂ | Noun, Dative, Singular, Neuter | Matthew 12:5 | 32 |
| ἱεροῦ hieroû | Noun, Genitive, Singular, Neuter | Matthew 4:5 | 19 |
| ἱερὸν hieròn | Noun, Accusative, Singular, Neuter | Matthew 21:23 | 14 |
| ἱερόν hierón | Noun, Accusative, Singular, Neuter | Matthew 21:12 | 6 |
Same root — word family
Other Thayer's entries built from the same root as G2411, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derives from
Shares the same root
- ιερευς hiereús G2409 priest
- ιεροπρεπης hieroprepḗs G2412 reverent
- ιερωσυνη hierōsýnē G2420 priesthood
Derived from this word
Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 8 — not the complete family. 1 of the same-root words is a proper name (a person or place). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint usage
The same Greek word ιερον appears 1 time in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), across 1 verse in 1 book.
- 1
- LXX occurrences
- Tagged occurrences of this Greek word in the Septuagint.
- 1
- verse
- Distinct Septuagint verses containing this word.
- 1 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 1 of the 39 Old Testament books.
Sample Septuagint occurrences
- Ezekiel 28:18 ἱερόν
Septuagint occurrences (same lexeme)
Every verse where the same Strong’s number (G2411) appears in the Greek Septuagint. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context; the Greek form is the matched word — the English is not keyword-highlighted.
These are occurrences of the same Greek lexeme (G2411) in the Septuagint — not a translation of any one Hebrew word. The store carries no word-level Hebrew↔Greek alignment, so no Hebrew original is asserted here. Counts come from the recovered LXX Strong's tagging — high-frequency vocabulary is well covered, while rare or late forms may be untagged — so they reflect tagged occurrences and may slightly undercount.
