τέμενος
Engelsk a sacred precinct
Abbott-Smith: A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament
1. a piece of land cut off, assigned as a domain to kings and chiefs, (Homer)
2. a piece of land dedicated to a god, the sacred precincts , (Homer): in it stood the temple, (Herdotus Historicus):—;metaphorically, the sacred valley of the Nile is the τέμ. Νείλοιο, (Pindar); the Acropolis is the ἱερὸν τ. of Pallas, (Aristophanes Comicus)
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Kilder: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain. Kort dansk betydning: Brugbibelens bearbejdning af Strong's ordliste. Forekomster: Nestle 1904.