hieros denotes what is treated as sacred, most often the sacred place where people gather, teach, pray, and worship.

The attested usage chiefly identifies the sacred place as the setting for entry, prayer, teaching, worship, conflict, and departure. A rarer plural use refers to sacred duties and sacred things connected with service at the altar.

1. The sacred place of worship · dominant

   Neuter singular forms occur in clauses locating people at, into, or out of the sacred place. In Acts 5:20 the APB renders the command to stand there and speak to the people; in John 2:15 it renders the driving out of those in the temple, and in Acts 21:30 it renders Paul being dragged out as the doors are shut.

   Acts 5:20Acts 5:21John 2:15Acts 21:30Luke 24:53Mark 11:16
2. Sacred duties and things at the altar · rare

   In 1 Corinthians 9:13, the neuter plural form occurs in the statement about those who perform duties and eat from things associated with the altar. The APB renders the clause with “sacred duties” and “sacred things,”.

   1 Corinthians 9:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the place-related verses, the APB alternates between “temple” and “sacred place.” In 1 Corinthians 9:13 it uses “sacred duties” and “sacred things”; these renderings reflect whole clauses rather than a word-by-word alignment.