ἱερόθυτος, ἱερόθυτόν (from ἱερός and θύω, cf. εἰδωλόθυτος), sacrificed, offered in sacrifice, to the gods; as in Plutarch, symp. 8, 8, 3 at the beginning, used of the flesh of animals offered in sacrifice: 1Co_10:28 L text T Tr WH. On the use of the word in Greek writings cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 159. STRONGS NT 2412: ἱεροπρεπήςἱεροπρεπής, ἱεροπρεπες (from ἱερός, and πρέπει it is becoming), befitting men, places, actions or things sacred to God; reverent: Tit_2:3. (4Ma_9:25; 4Ma_11:19; Plato, Philo, Josephus, Lucian, others) (Cf. Trench, § 92, under the end.)

ἱεροπρεπής hieroprepēs 1x reverent, Tit_2:13

** ἱεροπρεπής , -ές ( <ἱερός , πρέπει ), [in LXX : 4Ma_9:25 ; 4Ma_11:20 * ;] suited to a sacred character, reverend ( RV , reverent ): Tit_2:3 ( cf. Tr., Syn. , § xcii).†

ἱεροπρεπής [page 300] The meaning which Souter ( Lex. s.v. ) gives to this adj. (not found in Attic writers) in its only occurrence in the NT ( Tit_2:3 : cf. 4Ma_9:25 ; 4Ma_11:20 ) like those employed in sacred service, is supported by Dibelius ( HZNT ad l. ), who cites an inscr. from Foucart Associations religieuses , p. 240, No. 66 .3, .13 ἱεροπρεπῶς καὶ φιλοδόξως of certain religious functions : cf. also Michel 163 .21 (Delos B.C. 148 7) τὰς θυσίας . . . καλῶς καὶ ἱεροπρεπῶ [ς ] συνετέλεσεν , Priene 109 .216 ( c. B.C. 120) προεπόμπευσεν . . ῒ̣ε̣ρ̣οπρεπῶς . For the adj. see Dio Cass. lvi. 46, and for ἱερόδουλος see s.v. δουλεύω , and cf. P Hib I. 35 .5 ( c : . B.C. 250) οἱ λοιποὶ ἱερόδουλοι διατελο [ῦ ]μεν τοὺς φόρους εὐτακτοῦντες εἰς τὸ ἱερόν , with the editors note.

ἱεροπρεπής ἱερο-πρεπής, ές [Etym: πρέπω] "beseeming a sacred place, person or matter, holy, reverend", Plat. , Luc. ; ἱεροπρεπέστατος Xen.

ἱεροπρεπής, -ές (ἱερός, πρέπει) [in LXX: 4Ma.9:25 4Mac 11:20 * ;] suited to a sacred character, reverend (RV, reverent): Tit.2:3 (cf. Tr., Syn., § xcii).† (AS)