Greek core word #223 · adjective · 73 times in the New Testament
ἱερός
hih-eh-ROSἱερός, ἱερά, ἱερόν — holy; τὸ ἱερόν the temple
- 2-1-2 adjective with feminine in -α after ρ (ἱερός, ἱερά, ἱερόν).
- In the NT almost always the neuter noun τὸ ἱερόν “the temple (precinct)”; τὰ ἱερά “sacred things”.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
2-1-2 adjective (fem. -α)
| Masc. sg | Fem. sg | Neut. sg | Masc. pl | Fem. pl | Neut. pl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom | ἱερός | ἱερά | ἱερόν | ἱεροί | ἱεραί | ἱερά |
| Gen | ἱεροῦ | ἱερᾶς | ἱεροῦ | ἱερῶν | ἱερῶν | ἱερῶν |
| Dat | ἱερῷ | ἱερᾷ | ἱερῷ | ἱεροῖς | ἱεραῖς | ἱεροῖς |
| Acc | ἱερόν | ἱεράν | ἱερόν | ἱερούς | ἱεράς | ἱερά |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 83, John 7:14.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 239 · open the PDF here