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Bible Encyclopedias

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Robbers of Temples

( ἱερόσυλοι , hierósuloi , "guilty of sacrilege"): A term used by the town clerk of Ephesus ( Acts 19:37 , the King James Version "robbers of churches"). As the temple of Diana (Artemas) had a great treasure-chamber, the offense might not be unknown among them; compare Romans 2:22 .

In 2 Maccabees 4:42 the King James Version the epithet "church-robber" (the Revised Version (British and American) "author of the sacrilege") is applied to LYSIMACHUS (which see).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Robbers of Temples'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/r/robbers-of-temples.html. 1915.

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