"temple, sanctuary, Mt. 4:5; Lk. 4:9; Acts 19:27"
Definition and meaning
temple, sanctuary, Mt. 4:5; Lk. 4:9; Acts 19:27
In the original Greek the word is written: ἱερόν
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of hieron (G2411) across the King James Bible.
Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
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Common questions
Strong's G2411 (hieron) is a Greek word that means: temple, sanctuary, Mt. 4:5; Lk. 4:9; Acts 19:27 It appears 67 times in the King James Bible.
The word hieron (G2411) appears 67 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2411 is hieron, a Greek word defined as: temple, sanctuary, Mt. 4:5; Lk. 4:9; Acts 19:27. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hieron is a Greek word found in the New Testament.