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Sacred

Sacred denotes "consecrated to God," e.g., the Scriptures, 2Ti 3:15, RV, "sacred" (AV "holy"); it is used as a noun in the neuter plural in 1Co 9:13, RV, "sacred things" (AV, "holy things"). The neuter singula...

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Sacred <1,,2413, hieros>

denotes "consecrated to God," e.g., the Scriptures, 2Ti 3:15, RV, "sacred" (AV "holy"); it is used as a noun in the neuter plural in 1Co 9:13, RV, "sacred things" (AV, "holy things"). The neuter singular, hieron, denotes "a temple." See TEMPLE. For a comparison of this and synonymous terms see HOLY, B, No. 1 (b) and Note (2).

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