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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.))
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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 46 times in 40 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:16 - Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:17 - Fools and blind, for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold?
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:21 - And he that swears by the temple swears by it and by him that dwells in it.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:35 - so that all righteous blood shed upon the earth should come upon *you*, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:61 - and said, *He* said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and in three days build it.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:5 - And having cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, he left the place, and went away and hanged himself.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:40 - and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou art Son of God, descend from the cross.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:51 - And lo, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were rent,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:58 - *We* heard him saying, *I* will destroy this temple which is made with hands, and in the course of three days I will build another not made with hands.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:29 - And they that passed by reviled him, shaking their heads, and saying, Aha, thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:38 - And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:9 - it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:21 - And the people were awaiting Zacharias, and they wondered at his delaying in the temple.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:22 - But when he came out he could not speak to them, and they recognised that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he was making signs to them, and continued dumb.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:45 - And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple rent in the midst.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:19 - Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:20 - The Jews therefore said, Forty and six years was this temple building, and thou wilt raise it up in three days?
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:21 - But *he* spoke of the temple of his body.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:48 - But the Most High dwells not in places made with hands; as says the prophet,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:24 - The God who has made the world and all things which are in it, *he*, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:24 - For a certain man by name Demetrius, a silver-beater, making silver temples of Artemis, brought no small gain to the artisans;
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:16 - Do ye not know that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:17 - If any one corrupt the temple of God, *him* shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are *ye*.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:19 - Do ye not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have of God; and ye are not your own?
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:16 - and what agreement of God's temple with idols? for *ye* are the living God's temple; according as God has said, I will dwell among them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be to me a people.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:21 - in whom all the building fitted together increases to a holy temple in the Lord;
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:4 - who opposes and exalts himself on high against all called God, or object of veneration; so that he himself sits down in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:12 - He that overcomes, him will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more at all out; and I will write upon 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 - Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, and he that sits upon the throne shall spread his tabernacle over them.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:1 - And there was given to me a reed like a staff, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship in it.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:2 - And the court which is without the temple cast out, and measure it not; because it has been given up to the nations, and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty-two months.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:19 - And the temple of God in the heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen in his temple: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:15 - And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Send thy sickle and reap; for the hour of reaping is come, for the harvest of the earth is dried.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:17 - And another angel came out of the temple which is in the heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:5 - And after these things I saw, and the temple of the tabernacle of witness in the heaven was opened;
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:6 - and the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out of the temple, clothed in pure bright linen, and girded about the breasts with golden girdles.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:8 - And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power: and no one could enter into the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:1 - And I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, Go and pour out the seven bowls of the fury of God upon the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:17 - And the seventh poured out his bowl on the air; and there came out a great voice from the temple of the heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:22 - And I saw no temple in it; for the Lord God Almighty is its temple, and the Lamb.
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