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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)
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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, ὁ (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. ὁ 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, ὁ 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

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Strong's Number G3485 matches the Greek ναός (naos),
which occurs 9 times in 8 verses in 'Mat' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:16 - “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:17 - You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that has made the gold sacred?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:21 - And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by him who dwells in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:35 - so that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barachiah,[fn] whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:61

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:61 - and said, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:5 - And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, he departed, and he went and hanged himself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:40

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.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:51

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:51 - And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split.
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