Neōkoros νεωκόρος
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| νεωκόρος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | neōkoros |
| Strong's number | G3511 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | temple guard |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Neōkoros (Greek νεωκόρος, Strong's G3511) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “temple guard”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
νεω-κόρος, -ου
a temple-keeper; as honorary title given to a city (see DB, i, 722 b) : Act.19:35.†
(AS)
a temple-keeper; as honorary title given to a city (see DB, i, 722 b) : Act.19:35.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | worshipper (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | guardian of the temple (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Neōkoros, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 19:35And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).