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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:16 - “Blind guides! What sorrow awaits you! For you say that it means nothing to swear ‘by God’s Temple,’ but that it is binding to swear ‘by the gold in the Temple.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:17 - Blind fools! Which is more important—the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:21 - And when you swear ‘by the Temple,’ you are swearing by it and by God, who lives in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:35 - As a result, you will be held responsible for the murder of all godly people of all time—from the murder of righteous Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you killed in the Temple between the sanctuary and the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:61

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:5 - Then Judas threw the silver coins down in the Temple and went out and hanged himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:40 - “Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days. Well then, if you are the Son of God, save yourself and come down from the cross!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:51

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:51 - At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:58

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, made without human hands.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:29 - The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. “Ha! Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:38 - And the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:9 - As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:21 - Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah to come out of the sanctuary, wondering why he was taking so long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:22 - When he finally did come out, he couldn’t speak to them. Then they realized from his gestures and his silence that he must have seen a vision in the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:45 - The light from the sun was gone. And suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn down the middle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:19 - “All right,” Jesus replied. “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 - “What!” they exclaimed. “It has taken forty-six years to build this Temple, and you can rebuild it in three days?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:21 - But when Jesus said “this temple,” he meant his own body.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:48

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:48 - However, the Most High doesn’t live in temples made by human hands. As the prophet says,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:24 - “He is the God who made the world and everything in it. Since he is Lord of heaven and earth, he doesn’t live in man-made temples,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:24 - It began with Demetrius, a silversmith who had a large business manufacturing silver shrines of the Greek goddess Artemis.[fn] He kept many craftsmen busy.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:16 - Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in[fn] you?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:17 - God will destroy anyone who destroys this temple. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 6:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:19 - Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:16 - And what union can there be between God’s temple and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God said:
“I will live in them
and walk among them.
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:21 - We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:4 - He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:12 - All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of my God, and they will be citizens in the city of my God—the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God. And I will also write on them my new name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:15 - “That is why they stand in front of God’s throne
and serve him day and night in his Temple.
And he who sits on the throne
will give them shelter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:1 - Then I was given a measuring stick, and I was told, “Go and measure the Temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:2 - But do not measure the outer courtyard, for it has been turned over to the nations. They will trample the holy city for 42 months.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:19 - Then, in heaven, the Temple of God was opened and the Ark of his covenant could be seen inside the Temple. Lightning flashed, thunder crashed and roared, and there was an earthquake and a terrible hailstorm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:15 - Then another angel came from the Temple and shouted to the one sitting on the cloud, “Swing the sickle, for the time of harvest has come; the crop on earth is ripe.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:17 - After that, another angel came from the Temple in heaven, and he also had a sharp sickle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:5 - Then I looked and saw that the Temple in heaven, God’s Tabernacle, was thrown wide open.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:6 - The seven angels who were holding the seven plagues came out of the Temple. They were clothed in spotless white linen[fn] with gold sashes across their chests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:8 - The Temple was filled with smoke from God’s glory and power. No one could enter the Temple until the seven angels had completed pouring out the seven plagues.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:1 - Then I heard a mighty voice from the Temple say to the seven angels, “Go your ways and pour out on the earth the seven bowls containing God’s wrath.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:17 - Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. And a mighty shout came from the throne in the Temple, saying, “It is finished!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:22

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