- Original: ἱεροσυλέω - Transliteration: Hierosuleo - Phonetic: hee-er-os-ool-eh'-o - Definition: 1. to commit sacrilege, to rob a temple a. in Romans 2:22, where the meaning is, thou who abhorrest idols and their contamination, doest yet not hesitate to plunder their shrines - Origin: from G2417 - TDNT entry: 07:15,3 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G2417 ; to be a temple robber (figuratively): - commit sacrilege. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • sacrilege, 1 Romans 2:22