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    Temple (Hieron)

    ἱερόν (hieron)

    The sacred dwelling — God's house where heaven and earth intersect.

    Greek
    Pronunciation: hee-er-ON

    Definition

    Hieron is the Greek word for temple, referring to the sacred precinct where God's presence dwells among His people. The concept evolves from physical building to Christ's body to the believer as God's temple.

    Featured KJV occurrences (3)

    1 Corinthians 6:19

    “Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God?”
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    John 2:19

    “Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
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    Revelation 21:22

    “And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.”
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    Strong's dictionary data from openscriptures/strongs (CC-BY-SA), derived from Strong's 1890/1894 public-domain concordance.