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GreekG3485Noun (Masculine)

ναός

naos

40Occurrences
G3485Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a fane, shrine, temple

from a primary (to dwell);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.a temple (Hom., Find.).
2.The inmost part of a temple, the shrine (Hat., Xen.); in NT
(a)generally
(b)of the temple building proper, or sanctuary, at Jerusalem, as distinct from *ἱερόν *(which see), the whole temple enclosure
Synonyms
ἱερόν
LXX: (νεώς, ) chiefly for הֵיכָל

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

ναός appears 40 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
13
Matthew
8
Luke
4
1 Corinthians
3
Acts
3
John
3
Mark
3
2 Corinthians
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 3:16BSB

Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

Ephesians 2:21BSB

In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

Matthew 23:16BSB

Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’

Mark 14:58BSB

“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”

Revelation 15:5BSB

After this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.