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 (b) and Note (2).