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ναός (G3485)

naós

nah-os'

from a primary (to dwell); a fane, shrine, temple :--shrine, temple. Compare ἱερόν.

Abbott–Smith

ναός, -οῦ, ὁ, (Att. νεώς; < ναίω, to inhabit), [in LXX (νεώς, II Mac 6:2, al.) chiefly for הֵיכָל;]
1. a temple (Hom., Pind., al.).
2. The inmost part of a temple, the shrine (Hdt., Xen., al.); in NT,
(a) generally: pl., Ac 17:24; of silver models of a heathen shrine, Ac 19:24;
(b) of the temple building proper, or sanctuary, at Jerusalem, as distinct from τ. ἱερόν (q.v.), the whole temple enclosure: Mt 23:16, 17, 35 27:5, 40, Mk 14:58 15:29, Jo 2:19, 20, Re 11:2; (τοῦ) θεοῦ, Mt 26:61 27:51, Mk 15:38, Lk 1:9, 21, 22 23:45, I Co 3:17, II Co 6:16, II Th 2:4, Re 11:1; of the temple in the Apocal. visions, Re 3:12 7:15 11:19 14:15, 17 15:5, 6, 8 16:1, 17 21:22a. Metaph., of Christians, I Co 3:16 6:19, II Co 6:16, Eph 2:21; of Christ's body, Jo 2:21 (cf. Jo 2:19); ὁ θεὸς ν. αὐτῆς ἐστιν, Re 21:22b.†

SYN.: ἱερόν.

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), in the public domain.


40 occurrences

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  • Matthew 23:16
    Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
  • Matthew 23:17
    Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
  • Matthew 23:21
    And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
  • Matthew 23:35
    That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
  • Matthew 26:61
    And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
  • Matthew 27:5
    And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
  • Matthew 27:40
    And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
  • Matthew 27:51
    And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
  • Mark 14:58
    We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
  • Mark 15:29
    And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,