Sacred - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
Sacred
[ 1,,G2413, hieros ]denotes consecrated to God," e.g., the Scriptures, 2 Timothy 3:15, RV, "sacred" (AV "holy"); it is used as a noun in the neuter plural in 1 Corinthians 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
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