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
| 2 Thessalonians 2:4 | who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) of God, proclaiming that he himself is God. |
| Revelation 3:12 | The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple (naō | ναῷ | dat sg masc) of my God and he will never go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God (the new Jerusalem which comes down out of heaven from my God), and my own new name. |
| Revelation 7:15 | For this reason they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple (naō | ναῷ | dat sg masc), and the one seated on the throne will be a shelter over them. |
| Revelation 11:1 | Then a measuring rod like a staff was given to me; and someone said, “Rise and measure the temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) of God and the altar and those who worship there, |
| Revelation 11:2 | but exclude the court that is outside the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc); do not measure it because it has been given to the nations. And they will trample the holy city for forty-two months. |
| Revelation 11:19 | Then the temple (naos | ναός | nom sg masc) of God, which is in heaven, was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple (naō | ναῷ | dat sg masc); and there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail. |
| Revelation 14:15 | Then another angel came out of the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc), calling with a loud voice to the one who was sitting on the cloud, “Thrust in your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe.” |
| Revelation 14:17 | Then another angel came out of the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc) in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle. |
| Revelation 15:5 | After this I looked, and the temple (naos | ναός | nom sg masc), that is, the tent of witness, in heaven was opened, |
| Revelation 15:6 | and out of the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc) came the seven angels who had the seven plagues. They were clothed in linen, clean and bright, wearing golden sashes across their chests. |
| Revelation 15:8 | and the temple (naos | ναός | nom sg masc) was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) until the seven plagues from the seven angels had run their course. |
| Revelation 16:1 | Then I heard a loud voice from the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc) declaring to the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.” |
| Revelation 16:17 | Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl on the air, and out of the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc) came a loud voice from the throne, saying, “It is done!” |
| Revelation 21:22 | I saw no temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) in the city, for the Lord God Almighty is its temple (naos | ναός | nom sg masc), and the Lamb. |
