G2416

ἱεροσυλέω

hierosyleō

Verb · From ἱερόσυλος (G2417)

From G2417; to be a temple-robber (figuratively):—commit sacrilege.

Outline

to commit sacrilege, to rob a temple

in Rom. 2:22, where the meaning is, "thou who abhorrest idols and their contamination, doest yet not hesitate to plunder their shrines"

Usages

Romans 2:22

Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

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