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ἱεροσυλέω

MainId: 002420000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ι

StrongCodes: G2416

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 002420001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: verb

   Constructs: {'Lemma': 'ἱεροσυλέω', 'BaseFormIndex': 1, 'WordMeaningSets': [{'Word': 'ἱερατεύω', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'συλάω', 'Meanings': []}]}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 002420001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 57.241

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

      LEXSubDomains: Steal, Rob

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-08-26 10:34:26

         DefinitionShort: to take by force or stealth objects from a temple

         Glosses: to rob temples

         Comments: It is also possible to interpret ἱεροσυλέω in {S:04500202200020} as meaning ‘to commit sacrilege,’ in the sense of doing harm or damage to sacred objects in temples (see {D:53.104}).

      LEXReferences: ROM 2:22

   2. LEXID: 002420001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 53.104

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Religious Activities

      LEXSubDomains: Sacrilege

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-08-26 10:34:26

         DefinitionShort: to commit sacrilege by doing harm or damage to sacred objects in temples

         Glosses: ['to commit sacrilege', 'to desecrate']

         Comments: In biblical times the damaging of valuable objects in a temple was more than simply a criminal act, since it involved a serious breach of respect for supernatural beings. Accordingly, doing harm to sacred objects in a temple would be regarded as a particularly godless deed. For another interpretation of {L:ἱεροσυλέω} in {S:04500202200020}, see {D:57.241}.

      LEXReferences: ROM 2:22