ἱερόν

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /hi͜i.erón/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /hiːɛrón/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ierón/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ierón/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /ieɾón/

Etymology

Neuter substantive of ἱερός (hieros, “holy”)

Noun

ἱερόν (genitive ἱεροῦ) n, second declension; (hīeron)

1. holy place, temple, shrine, sanctuary

Inflection

Second declension of ἱερόν, ἱεροῦ

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἱερόν	ἱερώ	ἱερά
Genitive	ἱεροῦ	ἱεροῖν	ἱερῶν
Dative	ἱερῷ	ἱεροῖν	ἱεροῖς
Accusative	ἱερόν	ἱερώ	ἱερά
Vocative	ἱερόν	ἱερώ	ἱερά

Adjective

ἱερόν (hīeron)

1. masculine accusative singular of ἱερός
2. neuter nominative singular of ἱερός
3. neuter accusative singular of ἱερός
4. neuter vocative singular of ἱερός

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G2411