Rom 2:22 | RWP | e4.org | That abhorrest ( ο βδελυσσομενος ). Old word to make foul, to stink, to have abhorrence for. In LXX, in N.T. only here and . The very word used by Jesus to express their horror of idols ( ειδωλα , see on ; ). See for "abomination." Dost thou rob temples? ( ιεροσυλεισ? ). Old verb from ιεροσυλος ( ) and that from ιερον , temple, and συλαω , to rob. The town clerk ( ) said that these Jews (Paul and his companions) were "not robbers of temples," proof that the charge was sometimes made against Jews, though expressly forbidden the Jews (Josephus, Ant . IV. 8, 10). Paul refers to the crime of robbing idol temples in spite of the defilement of contact with idolatry.

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That abhorrest ( ο βδελυσσομενος ). Old word to make foul, to stink, to have abhorrence for. In LXX, in N.T. only here and Re 21:8. The very word used by Jesus to express their horror of idols ( ειδωλα, see on Ac 7:41; 1Co 12:2). See Mt 24:15 for "abomination."

Dost thou rob temples? ( ιεροσυλεισ? ). Old verb from ιεροσυλος (Ac 19:37) and that from ιερον, temple, and συλαω, to rob. The town clerk (Ac 19:37) said that these Jews (Paul and his companions) were "not robbers of temples," proof that the charge was sometimes made against Jews, though expressly forbidden the Jews (Josephus, Ant. IV. 8, 10). Paul refers to the crime of robbing idol temples in spite of the defilement of contact with idolatry.