NTlexicon:3511
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| Greek |
|---|
| νεωκόρος |
| Transliterated |
| neōkoros |
| Pronunciation |
| ne-ō-ko'-ros |
| Part of Speech |
| masculine noun |
Root
from a form of G3485 and koreo (to sweep)
Meaning
- one who sweeps and cleans a temple
- one who has charge of a temple, to keep and adorn it, a sacristan
- the worshipper of a deity
- word appears from coins still extant, it was an honourary title [temple-keeper or temple-warden] of certain cities, esp. in Asia Minor, or in which some special worship of some deity or even some deified human ruler had been established; used of Ephesus
KJV Usage
- worshipper: 1
