Greek · G3485 · unreviewed

ναός

A fane, shrine, temple

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ναός G3485

Pronunciation naós

What does ναός (naós) mean in the Bible?

ναός (naós) is a Greek word meaning "a fane, shrine, temple". ναός, -οῦ, ὁ (Att. Identifies Jesus' body as the true dwelling of God. This term runs through the canonical themes of Messiah, Presence.

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Meaning

a fane, shrine, temple

Extended definition

The inner sanctuary or holy of holies, distinct from the entire temple complex (ἱερόν).

(Att.. νεώς; ναίω, to inhabit), [in LXX (νεώς, 2Ma.6:2, al.) chiefly for הֵיכָל ;]

1a temple (Hom., Find., al.).

2The inmost part of a temple, the shrine (Hat., Xen., al.); in NT,

agenerally: pl., Act.17:24; of silver models of a heathen shrine, Act.19:24;

bof the temple building proper, or sanctuary, at Jerusalem, as distinct from τ. ἱερόν (which see), the whole temple enclosure: Mat.23:16-17, 35 27:5, 40, Mrk.14:58 15:29 Jhn.2:19-20, Rev.11:2; (τοῦ) θεοῦ, Mat.26:61 27:51, Mrk.15:38, Luk.1:9, 21-22 23:45, 1Co.3:17, 2Co.6:16, 2Th.2:4, Rev.11:1; of the temple in the Apocal. visions, Rev.3:12 7:15 11:19 14:15, 17 15:5-6, 8 16:1, 17 21:22 a. Metaphorical, of Christians, 1Co.3:16 6:19, 2Co.6:16, Eph.2:21; of Christ's body, Jhn.2:21 (cf. Jhn.2:19); ὁ θεὸς ν. αὐτῆς ἐστιν, Rev.21:22 b.

Synonymsἱερόν

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Why This Word Matters

Identifies Jesus' body as the true dwelling of God. Acts 19:21-27

Identifies Christ as the true dwelling place of God. John 2:13–25

Represents the center of Artemis worship and civic pride.

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 23:17 · John 2:20 · 1 Cor 3:16 · 1 Cor 3:17 · 1 Cor 6:19 · 2 Cor 6:16 · Rev 11:19 · Rev 15:5 · Rev 15:8 · Rev 21:22 10×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 23:16 · Matt 23:35 · Matt 27:51 · Mark 15:38 · Luke 23:45 · John 2:21 · Rev 11:2 · Rev 14:15 · Rev 14:17 · Rev 15:6 · Rev 16:1 · Rev 16:17 12×

Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 23:16 · Matt 23:21 · Luke 1:21 · Luke 1:22 · 2 Cor 6:16 · Rev 3:12 · Rev 7:15 · Rev 11:19 8×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Acts 17:24 1×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 26:61 · Matt 27:5 · Matt 27:40 · Mark 14:58 · Mark 15:29 · Luke 1:9 · John 2:19 · 1 Cor 3:17 · Eph 2:21 · 2 Thess 2:4 · Rev 11:1 · Rev 15:8 · Rev 21:22 13×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Acts 19:24 1×

Canonical Themes

MessiahPresence

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses

Acts 19:21-27 Temple naós Accusative · Plural · Masculine

Sanctuary or temple structure.

John 2:13–25 ναός naós Nominative · Singular · Masculine

sanctuary

Additional Occurrences

John 2:13-25 ναός naós

inner sanctuary, temple

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 3 — God’s Field, God’s Building, God’s Temple 1 Corinthians 6 — Judge Righteously, Flee Sexual Immorality, and Glorify God in Your Body Acts 17 — The Gospel Reasoned from Scripture and Proclaimed to the Nations Ephesians 2 — Made Alive by Grace and Made One in Christ John 2 — The First Sign, the True Temple, and the Glory of Jesus Revealed Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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