ἱερόν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Neuter substantive of ῑ̆̔ερός (hī̆erós, “holy”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hi.e.rón/ → /i.eˈron/ → /i.eˈron/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hi.e.rón/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)i.eˈron/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.eˈron/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.eˈron/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.eˈron/

 

• IPA^(key): /hiː.e.rón/ → /i.eˈron/ → /i.eˈron/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hiː.e.rón/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)i.eˈron/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.eˈron/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.eˈron/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.eˈron/

Adjective

ῑ̆̔ερόν • (hī̆erón)

1. inflection of ῑ̆̔ερός (hī̆erós):
   1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
   2. masculine accusative singular

Noun

ῑ̆̔ερόν • (hī̆erón)

1. accusative singular of ῑ̆̔ερός (hī̆erós)

Noun

ῑ̆̔ερόν • (hī̆erón) n (genitive ῑ̆̔εροῦ); second declension

1. (Epic):
   1. a sacrificial offering
   2. an omen received following such an offering
2. a sacred rite
3. a holy place, such as a temple, shrine or sanctuary

Declension

Second declension of τὸ ῑ̆̔ερόν; τοῦ ῑ̆̔εροῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ῑ̆̔ερόν tò hī̆erón	τὼ ῑ̆̔ερώ tṑ hī̆erṓ	τᾰ̀ ῑ̆̔ερᾰ́ tằ hī̆erắ
Genitive	τοῦ ῑ̆̔εροῦ toû hī̆eroû	τοῖν ῑ̆̔εροῖν toîn hī̆eroîn	τῶν ῑ̆̔ερῶν tôn hī̆erôn
Dative	τῷ ῑ̆̔ερῷ tōî hī̆erōî	τοῖν ῑ̆̔εροῖν toîn hī̆eroîn	τοῖς ῑ̆̔εροῖς toîs hī̆eroîs
Accusative	τὸ ῑ̆̔ερόν tò hī̆erón	τὼ ῑ̆̔ερώ tṑ hī̆erṓ	τᾰ̀ ῑ̆̔ερᾰ́ tằ hī̆erắ
Vocative	ῑ̆̔ερόν hī̆erón	ῑ̆̔ερώ hī̆erṓ	ῑ̆̔ερᾰ́ hī̆erắ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of ῑ̆̔ερόν; ῑ̆̔εροῖο / ῑ̆̔εροῦ (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ῑ̆̔ερόν hī̆erón	ῑ̆̔ερώ hī̆erṓ	ῑ̆̔ερᾰ́ hī̆erắ
Genitive	ῑ̆̔εροῖο / ῑ̆̔εροῦ hī̆eroîo / hī̆eroû	ῑ̆̔εροῖῐ̈ν hī̆eroîĭ̈n	ῑ̆̔ερῶν hī̆erôn
Dative	ῑ̆̔ερῷ hī̆erōî	ῑ̆̔εροῖῐ̈ν hī̆eroîĭ̈n	ῑ̆̔εροῖσῐ / ῑ̆̔εροῖσῐν / ῑ̆̔εροῖς hī̆eroîsĭ(n) / hī̆eroîs
Accusative	ῑ̆̔ερόν hī̆erón	ῑ̆̔ερώ hī̆erṓ	ῑ̆̔ερᾰ́ hī̆erắ
Vocative	ῑ̆̔ερόν hī̆erón	ῑ̆̔ερώ hī̆erṓ	ῑ̆̔ερᾰ́ hī̆erắ
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

See also

• νᾱός (nāós)

References

• “ἱερός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἱερόν”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἱερόν in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001), A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• G2411 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • sanctuary idem, page 733.
  • shrine idem, page 771.
  • temple idem, page 860.