Lexicon
Ἱεροσόλυμα
Hierosoluma
G2414
N:N--L Greek

Jerusalem

63
Occurrences
6
Books
Greek
Language

Hierosoluma designates Jerusalem as a location of travel, residence, gatherings, festivals, worship, and public events.

The occurrences consistently identify Jerusalem as a named place: people travel to and from it, reside or gather there, and locate festivals, worship, public actions, and reports in relation to it.

Senses in use

  1. Jerusalem as a named place · dominant

    The term identifies the city in movements toward, arrival in, and departure from it: in Acts 13:13 the APB renders John as returning to Jerusalem, while Acts 15:4 renders the travelers as arriving there. It also locates events and communities there: Acts 8:1 places the assembly in Jerusalem, John 10:22 places the Feast of Dedication there, and John 4:20 identifies it as the place said to be necessary for worship. In Mark 11:15 the arrival at Jerusalem precedes entering the sacred place.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB consistently presents the place-name as “Jerusalem,” whether the clause concerns going, coming, being there, coming from it, or events located there. The original forms and their clause settings establish the term's specific contribution.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture