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Όταν στον Ιερό Ναό δεν παρευρίσκεται Ιερέας ή μέλος του Εκκλησιαστικού Συμβουλίου, υπεύθυνος για τον Ιερό Ναό είναι ο νεωκόρος και οι πιστοί οφείλουν υπακοή στις υποδείξεις του. | Όταν στον Ιερό Ναό δεν παρευρίσκεται Ιερέας ή μέλος του Εκκλησιαστικού Συμβουλίου, υπεύθυνος για τον Ιερό Ναό είναι ο νεωκόρος και οι πιστοί οφείλουν υπακοή στις υποδείξεις του. | ||
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|wketx=Neokoros (Ancient Greek: [[νεωκόρος]]), plural neokoroi (νεωκόροι), was a sacral office in Ancient Greece associated with the custody of a temple. Under the Roman Empire, the neocorate became a distinction awarded to cities that had built temples to the emperors or had established cults of members of the Imperial family. | |||
The term neokoros (νεωκόρος) probably derived from νεώς 'temple' + [[κορέω]] 'to [[sweep]]', thus literally a temple-sweeper. A number of variants are attested: ναοκόρος, νακόρος, ναυκόρος, νεοκόρος, νηοκόρος, or νειοκόρος. The term meant the custodian of a temple, analogous to a [[sacristan]]. Similar terms used instead of neokoros were [[ζάκορος]] (zakoros), [[ναοφύλαξ]] (naophylax), and [[νηοπόλος]] (neopolos). | |||
In Classical Greece, the neokoroi belonged to the priestly class, but usually had a low status commensurate with their duties: in most known cases, they assumed auxiliary functions, although in some places, like Oropos or Kos, they could substitute for the actual temple priest, and on the sacred island of Delos the [[neocorate]] appears to have been a [[magistracy]]. Women could also be holders of a neocorate. The duration of the neocorate varied from place to place: in Delphi, the neokoroi were appointed for life, while at Delos at least one instance is known of a person who held the neocorate no fewer than 37 times. | |||
Over time, especially in Asia, the neocorate became more important, as it was assumed by local magnates; its holders made donations to the temple and tried to commemorate their term of office. Neokoroi assumed epithets such as [[κράτιστος]] 'most mighty', while the title of 'chief neokoros' ([[ἀρχινεωκόρος]]) also appeared to distinguish the more senior members of the class. | |||
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