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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, 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.))
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 68 times in 65 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (1Sa 1:9–Eze 41:21)

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:9 - Once after a sacrificial meal at Shiloh, Hannah got up and went to pray. Eli the priest was sitting at his customary place beside the entrance of the Tabernacle.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:3 - The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle[fn] near the Ark of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:7 - But in my distress I cried out to the LORD;
yes, I cried to my God for help.
He heard me from his sanctuary;
my cry reached his ears.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:3 - The entry room at the front of the Temple was 30 feet[fn] wide, running across the entire width of the Temple. It projected outward 15 feet[fn] from the front of the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:5 - He built a complex of rooms against the outer walls of the Temple, all the way around the sides and rear of the building.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:17 - The main room of the Temple, outside the Most Holy Place, was 60 feet[fn] long.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:33 - Then he made four-sided doorposts of wild olive wood for the entrance to the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:36 - The walls of the inner courtyard were built so that there was one layer of cedar beams between every three layers of finished stone.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:21 - Huram set the pillars at the entrance of the Temple, one toward the south and one toward the north. He named the one on the south Jakin, and the one on the north Boaz.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:50 - the small bowls, lamp snuffers, bowls, dishes, and incense burners—all of solid gold;
the doors for the entrances to the Most Holy Place and the main room of the Temple, with their fronts overlaid with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:16 - Hezekiah even stripped the gold from the doors of the LORD’s Temple and from the doorposts he had overlaid with gold, and he gave it all to the Assyrian king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:4 - Then the king instructed Hilkiah the high priest and the priests of the second rank and the Temple gatekeepers to remove from the LORD’s Temple all the articles that were used to worship Baal, Asherah, and all the powers of the heavens. The king had all these things burned outside Jerusalem on the terraces of the Kidron Valley, and he carried the ashes away to Bethel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 24:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:13 - As the LORD had said beforehand, Nebuchadnezzar carried away all the treasures from the LORD’s Temple and the royal palace. He stripped away[fn] all the gold objects that King Solomon of Israel had placed in the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:11 - Then David gave Solomon the plans for the Temple and its surroundings, including the entry room, the storerooms, the upstairs rooms, the inner rooms, and the inner sanctuary—which was the place of atonement.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:17 - Then he set up the two pillars at the entrance of the Temple, one to the south of the entrance and the other to the north. He named the one on the south Jakin, and the one on the north Boaz.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:7 - He then cast ten gold lampstands according to the specifications that had been given, and he put them in the Temple. Five were placed against the south wall, and five were placed against the north wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:8 - He also built ten tables and placed them in the Temple, five along the south wall and five along the north wall. Then he molded 100 gold basins.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:22 - the lamp snuffers, bowls, dishes, and incense burners—all of solid gold;
the doors for the entrances to the Most Holy Place and the main room of the Temple, overlaid with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 8:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:12 - Then Solomon presented burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar he had built for him in front of the entry room of the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:8 - When Asa heard this message from Azariah the prophet,[fn] he took courage and removed all the detestable idols from the land of Judah and Benjamin and in the towns he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. And he repaired the altar of the LORD, which stood in front of the entry room of the LORD’s Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:16 - But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall. He sinned against the LORD his God by entering the sanctuary of the LORD’s Temple and personally burning incense on the incense altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:19 - Uzziah, who was holding an incense burner, became furious. But as he was standing there raging at the priests before the incense altar in the LORD’s Temple, leprosy[fn] suddenly broke out on his forehead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 27:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 27:2 - Jotham did what was pleasing in the LORD’s sight. He did everything his father, Uzziah, had done, except that Jotham did not sin by entering the Temple of the LORD. But the people continued in their corrupt ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:7 - They also shut the doors to the Temple’s entry room, and they snuffed out the lamps. They stopped burning incense and presenting burnt offerings at the sanctuary of the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:17 - They began the work in early spring, on the first day of the new year,[fn] and in eight days they had reached the entry room of the LORD’s Temple. Then they purified the Temple of the LORD itself, which took another eight days. So the entire task was completed in sixteen days.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:7 - Nebuchadnezzar also took some of the treasures from the Temple of the LORD, and he placed them in his palace[fn] in Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:14 - King Cyrus returned the gold and silver cups that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Temple of God in Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of Babylon. These cups were taken from that temple and presented to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom King Cyrus appointed as governor of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:5 - Furthermore, the gold and silver cups, which were taken to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar from the Temple of God in Jerusalem, must be returned to Jerusalem and put back where they belong. Let them be taken back to the Temple of God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:7 - Because of your unfailing love, I can enter your house;
I will worship at your Temple with deepest awe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4 - But the LORD is in his holy Temple;
the LORD still rules from heaven.
He watches everyone closely,
examining every person on earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:6 - But in my distress I cried out to the LORD;
yes, I prayed to my God for help.
He heard me from his sanctuary;
my cry to him reached his ears.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:4 - The one thing I ask of the LORD—
the thing I seek most—
is to live in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,
delighting in the LORD’s perfections
and meditating in his Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:2 - Listen to my prayer for mercy
as I cry out to you for help,
as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:9 - The voice of the LORD twists mighty oaks[fn]
and strips the forests bare.
In his Temple everyone shouts, “Glory!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:15 - What a joyful and enthusiastic procession
as they enter the king’s palace!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:9 - O God, we meditate on your unfailing love
as we worship in your Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 65:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:4 - What joy for those you choose to bring near,
those who live in your holy courts.
What festivities await us
inside your holy Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:29 - The kings of the earth are bringing tribute
to your Temple in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:1 - A psalm of Asaph.

O God, pagan nations have conquered your land,
your special possession.
They have defiled your holy Temple
and made Jerusalem a heap of ruins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 138:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:2 - I bow before your holy Temple as I worship.
I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness;
for your promises are backed
by all the honor of your name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:12 - May our sons flourish in their youth
like well-nurtured plants.
May our daughters be like graceful pillars,
carved to beautify a palace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:6 - What is all the commotion in the city?
What is that terrible noise from the Temple?
It is the voice of the LORD
taking vengeance against his enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:4 - But don’t be fooled by those who promise you safety simply because the LORD’s Temple is here. They chant, “The LORD’s Temple is here! The LORD’s Temple is here!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:1 - After King Nebuchadnezzar[fn] of Babylon exiled Jehoiachin[fn] son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, to Babylon along with the officials of Judah and all the craftsmen and artisans, the LORD gave me this vision. I saw two baskets of figs placed in front of the LORD’s Temple in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:18 - This is what the LORD says:
“When I bring Israel home again from captivity
and restore their fortunes,
Jerusalem will be rebuilt on its ruins,
and the palace reconstructed as before.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:16 - Then he brought me into the inner courtyard of the LORD’s Temple. At the entrance to the sanctuary, between the entry room and the bronze altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs to the sanctuary of the LORD. They were facing east, bowing low to the ground, worshiping the sun!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 41:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:1 - After that, the man brought me into the sanctuary of the Temple. He measured the walls on either side of its doorway, and they were 10½ feet[fn] thick.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 41:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:4 - The inner room of the sanctuary was 35 feet[fn] long and 35 feet wide. “This,” he told me, “is the Most Holy Place.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 41:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:15 - The building to the west, including its two walls, was also 175 feet wide.
The sanctuary, the inner room, and the entry room of the Temple

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 41:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:21 - There were square columns at the entrance to the sanctuary, and the ones at the entrance of the Most Holy Place were similar.

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