Gloss
temple; of the temple in Jerusalem, it generally denotes the temple building. Also used figuratively for the church as the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ναός, -οῦ, ὁ
Greek transliteration
naos
Simplified transliteration
naos
Numbers
Strong's number
3485
GK Number
3724
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
45
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-2a
Definition
pr. a dwelling; the dwelling of a deity, a temple, Mt. 26:61; Acts 7:48; used figuratively of individuals, Jn. 2:19; 1 Cor. 3:16; spc. the cell of a temple; hence, the Holy Place of the Temple of Jerusalem, Mt. 23:35; Lk. 1:9; a model of a temple, a shrine, Acts 19:24
Greek-English Concordance for ναός
| Matthew 23:16 | “Woe to you, blind guides who say, ‘If someone swears by the temple (naō | ναῷ | dat sg masc) it means nothing; but if someone swears by the gold of the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc), he is bound by his oath.’ |
| Matthew 23:17 | You fools and blind men! For which is greater, the gold or the temple (naos | ναός | nom sg masc) that makes the gold sacred? |
| Matthew 23:21 | And the one who swears by the temple (naō | ναῷ | dat sg masc), swears not only by it but by the one who dwells there. |
| Matthew 23:35 | so that upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc) and the altar. |
| Matthew 26:61 | and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) of God and rebuild it in three days.’” |
| Matthew 27:5 | Then he threw the silver coins into the temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) and left; and going away, he hanged himself. |
| Matthew 27:40 | and saying, “You who would destroy the temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!” |
| Matthew 27:51 | Just then the curtain of the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc) was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks were split; |
| Mark 14:58 | “We heard him saying, ‘I will destroy this temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) made with hands, and in three days I will build another not made with hands.’” |
| Mark 15:29 | And those passing by ridiculed him, wagging their heads, and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) and rebuild it in three days, |
| Mark 15:38 | And the veil of the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc) was torn in two, from top to bottom. |
| Luke 1:9 | that according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to go into the temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) of the Lord and burn incense, |
| Luke 1:21 | And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to wonder why he stayed so long in the temple (naō | ναῷ | dat sg masc). |
| Luke 1:22 | When he came out, he was not able to speak to them; and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple (naō | ναῷ | dat sg masc) (he kept gesturing to them and remained mute). |
| Luke 23:45 | because the light of the sun had been eclipsed. The curtain of the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc) was torn down the middle. |
| John 2:19 | Jesus answered them, saying, “Destroy this temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) and in three days I will restore it.” |
| John 2:20 | Then the Jews said, “This temple (naos | ναός | nom sg masc) has been under construction for forty-six years, and you can restore it in three days?” |
| John 2:21 | But he was speaking about the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc) of his body. |
| Acts 17:24 | The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines (naois | ναοῖς | dat pl masc) made by human hands, |
| Acts 19:24 | For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines (naous | ναούς | acc pl masc) of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen. |
| 1 Corinthians 3:16 | Do you not know that you are God’s temple (naos | ναός | nom sg masc) and that God’s Spirit lives in you? |
| 1 Corinthians 3:17 | If anyone destroys God’s temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc), God will destroy him. For God’s temple (naos | ναός | nom sg masc) is holy, and that is what you are. |
| 1 Corinthians 6:19 | Or do you not know that your body is a temple (naos | ναός | nom sg masc) of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God, and you are not your own? |
| 2 Corinthians 6:16 | What agreement can the temple (naō | ναῷ | dat sg masc) of God have with idols? For we are the temple (naos | ναός | nom sg masc) of the living God; just as God said: “I will dwell in their midst and walk among them; I will be their God and they will be my people.” |
| Ephesians 2:21 | in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) in the Lord, |
