ἀχειροποίητος
acheiropoiētos
“not man-made”
Definition
unmanufactured, i.e. inartificial
from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G5499 (χειροποίητος);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
G:A
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
ἀχειροποίητος appears 3 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.
“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”
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