χειροποίητος
cheiropoiētos
“hand-made”
Definition
manufactured, i.e. of human construction
from G5495 (χείρ) and a derivative of G4160 (ποιέω);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
G:A
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
χειροποίητος appears 6 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.
However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:
Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—
But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.
For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.
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