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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

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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:16 - "Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:17

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:21 - He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who was living in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:35 - that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the eretz, from the blood of righteous Hevel to the blood of Zekharyah son of Berekhyah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:61

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:61 - and said, "This man said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:5 - He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:40 - and saying, "You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:51

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:51 - Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The eretz quaked and the rocks were split.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:58

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:58 - "We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:29 - Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:38 - The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:9 - according to the custom of the Kohen's office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:21 - The people were waiting for Zekharyah, and they marveled that he delayed in the temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:22 - When he came out, he could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:45 - The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:19 - Yeshua answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:20 - The Yehudim therefore said, "Forty-six years was this temple in building, and will you raise it up in three days?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:21 - But he spoke of the temple of his body.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:24 - The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and eretz, doesn't dwell in temples made with hands,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:24 - For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:16 - Don't you know that you are a temple of God, and that God's Spirit lives in you?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:17 - If anyone destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him; for God's temple is holy, which you are.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 6:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:19 - Or don't you know that your body is a temple of the Ruach HaKodesh which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:16 - What agreement has a temple of God with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, "I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people."

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:21 - in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:4 - he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped; so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:12 - He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will go out from there no more. I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Yerushalayim, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my own new name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:15 - Therefore they are before the throne of God, they serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:1 - A reed like a rod was given to me. Someone said, "Rise, and measure God's temple, and the altar, and those who worship in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:2 - Leave out the court which is outside of the temple, and don't measure it, for it has been given to the gentiles. They will tread the holy city under foot for forty-two months.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:19 - God's temple that is in heaven was opened, and the ark of the Lord's covenant was seen in his temple. Lightnings, sounds, thunders, an earthquake, and great hail followed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:15 - Another angel came out from the temple, crying with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, "Send forth your sickle, and reap; for the hour to reap has come; for the harvest of the eretz is ripe!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:17 - Another angel came out from the temple which is in heaven. He also had a sharp sickle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:5 - After these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:6 - The seven angels who had the seven plagues came out, clothed with pure, bright linen, and wearing golden sashes around their breasts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:8 - The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power. No one was able to enter into the temple, until the seven plagues of the seven angels would be finished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:1 - I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, "Go and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God on the eretz!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:17 - The seventh poured out his bowl into the air. A loud voice came forth out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, "It is done!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:22 - I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God, Shaddai, and the Lamb, are its temple.
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