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Lexicon :: Strong's G3485 - naos

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ναός
Transliteration
naos (Key)
Pronunciation
nah-os'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a primary naio (to dwell)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:880,625

Trench's Synonyms: iii. ἱερόν, ναός.

Strong’s Definitions

ναός naós, nah-os'; from a primary ναίω naíō (to dwell); a fane, shrine, temple:—shrine, temple. Compare G2411.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 46x

The KJV translates Strong's G3485 in the following manner: temple (45x), a shrine (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 46x
The KJV translates Strong's G3485 in the following manner: temple (45x), a shrine (1x).
  1. used of the temple at Jerusalem, but only of the sacred edifice (or sanctuary) itself, consisting of the Holy place and the Holy of Holies (in classical Greek it is used of the sanctuary or cell of the temple, where the image of the god was placed which is distinguished from the whole enclosure)

  2. any heathen temple or shrine

  3. metaph. the spiritual temple consisting of the saints of all ages joined together by and in Christ

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ναός naós, nah-os'; from a primary ναίω naíō (to dwell); a fane, shrine, temple:—shrine, temple. Compare G2411.
STRONGS G3485:
ναός, ναοῦ, (ναίω to dwell), the Sept. for הֵיכָל, used of the temple at Jerusalem, but only of the sacred edifice (or sanctuary) itself, consisting of the Holy place and the Holy of holies (in classical Greek used of the sanctuary or cell of a temple, where the image of the god was placed, called also δόμος, σηκός, which is to be distinguished from τό ἱερόν, the whole temple, the entire consecrated enclosure; this distinction is observed also in the Bible; see ἱερόν, p. 299{a}): Matthew 23:16f, 35 27:40; Mark 14:58; Mark 15:29; John 2:19; Revelation 11:2; nor need Matthew 27:5 be regarded as an exception, provided we suppose that Judas in his desperation entered the Holy place, which no one but the priests was allowed to enter ((note the εἰς (others, ἐν) of T Tr WH)). with Θεοῦ, τοῦ Θεοῦ, added: Matthew 26:61; 1 Corinthians 3:17; 2 Corinthians 6:16; 2 Thessalonians 2:4; Revelation 11:1; used specifically of the Holy place, where the priests officiated: Luke 1:9, 21f; of the Holy of holies (see καταπέτασμα), Matthew 27:51; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45. in the visions of the Revelation used of the temple of the 'New Jerusalem': Revelation 3:12; Revelation 7:15; Revelation 11:19; Revelation 14:15, 17; Revelation 15:5f, 8; Revelation 16:1, 17; of any temple whatever prepared for the true God, Acts 7:48 Rec.; Acts 17:24. of miniature silver temples modeled after the temple of Diana (i. e. Artemis (which see)) of Ephesus, Acts 19:24. Θεός ναός αὐτῆς ἐστιν, takes the place of a temple in it, Revelation 21:22. metaphorically, of a company of Christians, a Christian church, as dwelt in by the Spirit of God: 1 Corinthians 3:16; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Ephesians 2:21; for the same reason, of the bodies of Christians, 1 Corinthians 6:19. of the body of Christ, ναός τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ (epexegetical genitive (Winer's Grammar, 531 (494))), John 2:21, and according to the Evangelist's interpretation in 19 also. ((From Homer on.))
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
23:16; 23:35; 26:61; 27:5; 27:40; 27:51
Mark
14:58; 15:29; 15:38
Luke
1:9; 1:21; 23:45
John
2:19; 2:21
Acts
7:48; 17:24; 19:24
1 Corinthians
3:16; 3:17; 6:19
2 Corinthians
6:16; 6:16
Ephesians
2:21
2 Thessalonians
2:4
Revelation
3:12; 7:15; 11:1; 11:2; 11:19; 14:15; 14:17; 15:5; 15:8; 16:1; 16:17; 21:22

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3485 matches the Greek ναός (naos),
which occurs 45 times in 39 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:16 -

“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the temple, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gold of the temple is bound by his oath.’[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:17 -

“Blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold?

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:21 -

“The one who takes an oath by the temple takes an oath by it and by him who dwells in it.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:35 -

“So all the righteous blood shed on the earth will be charged to you,[fn] from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:61 -

stated, “This man said, ‘I can destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’ ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:5 -

So he threw the silver into the temple and departed. Then he went and hanged himself.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:40 -

and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:51 -

Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth quaked, and the rocks were split.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:58 -

“We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with human hands, and in three days I will build another not made by hands.’ ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:29 -

Those who passed by were yelling insults at[fn] him, shaking their heads, and saying, “Ha! The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:38 -

Then the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:9 -

it happened that he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:21 -

Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah, amazed that he stayed so long in the sanctuary.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:22 -

When he did come out, he could not speak to them. Then they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He was making signs to them and remained speechless.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:45 -

because the sun’s light failed.[fn] The curtain of the sanctuary was split down the middle.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:19 -

Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple,[fn] and I will raise it up in three days.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:20 -

Therefore the Jews said, “This temple took forty-six years to build,[fn] and will you raise it up in three days? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:21 -

But he was speaking about the temple of his body.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:24 -

“The God who made the world and everything in it ​— ​he is Lord of heaven and earth ​— ​does not live in shrines made by hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:24 -

For a person named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, provided a great deal of business for the craftsmen.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:16 -

Don’t you yourselves know that you are God’s temple and that the Spirit of God lives in you?

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:17 -

If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and that is what you are.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:19 -

Don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:16 -

And what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we[fn] are the temple of the living God, as God said:

I will dwell

and walk among them,

and I will be their God,

and they will be my people.

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:21 -

In him the whole building, being put together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:4 -

He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits[fn] in God’s temple, proclaiming that he himself is God.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:12 -

“The one who conquers I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will never go out again. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God ​— ​the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God ​— ​and my new name.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:15 -

For this reason they are before the throne of God,

and they serve him day and night in his temple.

The one seated on the throne will shelter[fn] them:

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:1 -

Then I was given a measuring reed like a rod,[fn] with these words: “Go[fn] and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count those who worship there.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:2 -

“But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Don’t measure it, because it is given to the nations,[fn] and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:19 -

Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant[fn] appeared in his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder, an earthquake,[fn] and severe hail.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:15 -

Another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the one who was seated on the cloud, “Use your sickle and reap, for the time to reap has come, since the harvest of the earth is ripe.”

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:17 -

Then another angel who also had a sharp sickle came out of the temple in heaven.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:5 -

After this I looked, and the heavenly temple ​— ​the tabernacle of testimony ​— ​was opened.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:6 -

Out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in pure, bright linen, with golden sashes wrapped around their chests.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:8 -

Then the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:1 -

Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven[fn] bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:17 -

Then the seventh[fn] poured out his bowl into the air,[fn] and a loud voice came out of the temple[fn] from the throne, saying, “It is done! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:22 -

I did not see a temple in it, because the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

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