3485. naos
Strong's Concordance
naos: a temple
Original Word: ναός, οῦ, ὁ
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: naos
Phonetic Spelling: (nah-os')
Short Definition: a temple, shrine
Definition: a temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides.
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3485 naós (from naiō, "to dwell") – properly, a sanctuary (divine dwelling-place); a temple (sacred abode), the place of divine manifestation. 3485 (naós) refers to the sanctuary (the Jewish Temple proper), i.e. with just its two inner compartments (rooms). These consisted of:

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3485: ναός

ναός, ναοῦ, (ναίω to dwell), the Sept. for הֵיכָל, used of the temple at Jerusalem, but only of the sacred edifice (or sanctuary) itself, consisting of the Holy place and the Holy of holies (in classical Greek used of the sanctuary or cell of a temple, where the image of the god was placed, called also δόμος, σηκός, which is to be distinguished from τό ἱερόν, the whole temple, the entire consecrated enclosure; this distinction is observed also in the Bible; see ἱερόν, p. 299{a}): Matthew 23:16f, 35 27:40; Mark 14:58; Mark 15:29; John 2:19; Revelation 11:2; nor need Matthew 27:5 be regarded as an exception, provided we suppose that Judas in his desperation entered the Holy place, which no one but the priests was allowed to enter ((note the εἰς (others, ἐν) of T Tr WH)). with Θεοῦ, τοῦ Θεοῦ, added: Matthew 26:61; 1 Corinthians 3:17; 2 Corinthians 6:16; 2 Thessalonians 2:4; Revelation 11:1; used specifically of the Holy place, where the priests officiated: Luke 1:9, 21f; of the Holy of holies (see καταπέτασμα), Matthew 27:51; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45. in the visions of the Revelation used of the temple of the 'New Jerusalem': Revelation 3:12; Revelation 7:15; Revelation 11:19; Revelation 14:15, 17; Revelation 15:5f, 8; Revelation 16:1, 17; of any temple whatever prepared for the true God, Acts 7:48 Rec.; . of miniature silver temples modeled after the temple of Diana (i. e. Artemis (which see)) of Ephesus, Acts 19:24. Θεός ναός αὐτῆς ἐστιν, takes the place of a temple in it, Revelation 21:22. metaphorically, of a company of Christians, a Christian church, as dwelt in by the Spirit of God: 1 Corinthians 3:16; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Ephesians 2:21; for the same reason, of the bodies of Christians, 1 Corinthians 6:19. of the body of Christ, ναός τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ (epexegetical genitive (Winer's Grammar, 531 (494))), John 2:21, and according to the Evangelist's interpretation in 19 also. ((From Homer on.))

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
shrine, temple.

From a primary naio (to dwell); a fane, shrine, temple -- shrine, temple. Compare hieron.

see GREEK hieron

Forms and Transliterations
ναοις ναοίς ναοῖς ναον ναόν ναὸν ναος ναός ναὸς ναου ναού ναοῦ ναους ναούς ναοὺς ναω ναώ ναῷ nao naō naôi naō̂i naois naoîs naon naòn naos naòs naou naoû naous naoùs
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Strong's Greek 3485
45 Occurrences


ναῷ — 8 Occ.
ναοῖς — 1 Occ.
ναὸν — 13 Occ.
ναὸς — 10 Occ.
ναοῦ — 12 Occ.
ναοὺς — 1 Occ.

Matthew 23:16 N-DMS
GRK: ἐν τῷ ναῷ οὐδέν ἐστιν
NAS: swears by the temple, [that] is nothing;
KJV: by the temple, it is
INT: by the temple nothing it is

Matthew 23:16 N-GMS
GRK: χρυσῷ τοῦ ναοῦ ὀφείλει
NAS: by the gold of the temple is obligated.'
KJV: the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
INT: gold of the temple is bound by his oath

Matthew 23:17 N-NMS
GRK: ἢ ὁ ναὸς ὁ ἁγιάσας
NAS: or the temple that sanctified
KJV: or the temple that sanctifieth
INT: or the temple which having sanctified

Matthew 23:21 N-DMS
GRK: ἐν τῷ ναῷ ὀμνύει ἐν
NAS: swears by the temple, swears
KJV: by the temple, sweareth
INT: by the temple swears by

Matthew 23:35 N-GMS
GRK: μεταξὺ τοῦ ναοῦ καὶ τοῦ
NAS: between the temple and the altar.
KJV: between the temple and
INT: between the temple and the

Matthew 26:61 N-AMS
GRK: καταλῦσαι τὸν ναὸν τοῦ θεοῦ
NAS: to destroy the temple of God
KJV: to destroy the temple of God,
INT: to destroy the temple of God

Matthew 27:5 N-AMS
GRK: εἰς τὸν ναὸν ἀνεχώρησεν καὶ
NAS: the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and departed;
KJV: in the temple, and departed,
INT: into the temple he withdrew and

Matthew 27:40 N-AMS
GRK: καταλύων τὸν ναὸν καὶ ἐν
NAS: You who [are going to] destroy the temple and rebuild
KJV: Thou that destroyest the temple, and
INT: destroy the temple and in

Matthew 27:51 N-GMS
GRK: καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ ἐσχίσθη ἀπ'
NAS: the veil of the temple was torn
KJV: the veil of the temple was rent
INT: veil of the temple was torn from

Mark 14:58 N-AMS
GRK: καταλύσω τὸν ναὸν τοῦτον τὸν
NAS: this temple made with hands,
KJV: this temple that is made with hands,
INT: will destroy the temple this the

Mark 15:29 N-AMS
GRK: καταλύων τὸν ναὸν καὶ οἰκοδομῶν
NAS: You who [are] [going to] destroy the temple and rebuild
KJV: thou that destroyest the temple, and
INT: you who destroy the temple and build [it]

Mark 15:38 N-GMS
GRK: καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ ἐσχίσθη εἰς
NAS: And the veil of the temple was torn
KJV: And the veil of the temple was rent in
INT: veil of the temple was torn into

Luke 1:9 N-AMS
GRK: εἰς τὸν ναὸν τοῦ κυρίου
NAS: to enter the temple of the Lord
KJV: into the temple of the Lord.
INT: into the temple of the Lord

Luke 1:21 N-DMS
GRK: ἐν τῷ ναῷ αὐτόν
NAS: at his delay in the temple.
KJV: tarried so long in the temple.
INT: in the temple of him

Luke 1:22 N-DMS
GRK: ἐν τῷ ναῷ καὶ αὐτὸς
NAS: a vision in the temple; and he kept making signs
KJV: a vision in the temple: for he
INT: in the temple And he

Luke 23:45 N-GMS
GRK: καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ μέσον
NAS: and the veil of the temple was torn
KJV: the veil of the temple was rent
INT: veil of the temple in [the] middle

John 2:19 N-AMS
GRK: Λύσατε τὸν ναὸν τοῦτον καὶ
NAS: this temple, and in three
KJV: Destroy this temple, and in
INT: Destroy the temple this and

John 2:20 N-NMS
GRK: οἰκοδομήθη ὁ ναὸς οὗτος καὶ
NAS: this temple, and will You raise
KJV: was this temple in building, and
INT: was building the temple this and

John 2:21 N-GMS
GRK: περὶ τοῦ ναοῦ τοῦ σώματος
NAS: But He was speaking of the temple of His body.
KJV: spake of the temple of his body.
INT: concerning the temple of the body

Acts 17:24 N-DMP
GRK: ἐν χειροποιήτοις ναοῖς κατοικεῖ
NAS: does not dwell in temples made with hands;
KJV: not in temples made with hands;
INT: in hand-made temples dwells

Acts 19:24 N-AMP
GRK: ἀργυροκόπος ποιῶν ναοὺς ἀργυροῦς Ἀρτέμιδος
NAS: silver shrines of Artemis,
KJV: silver shrines for Diana,
INT: a silversmith making shrines silver of Artemis

1 Corinthians 3:16 N-NMS
GRK: οἴδατε ὅτι ναὸς θεοῦ ἐστὲ
NAS: Do you not know that you are a temple of God
KJV: that ye are the temple of God, and
INT: Know you that temple of God you are

1 Corinthians 3:17 N-AMS
GRK: τις τὸν ναὸν τοῦ θεοῦ
NAS: destroys the temple of God,
KJV: defile the temple of God,
INT: anyone the temple of God

1 Corinthians 3:17 N-NMS
GRK: ὁ γὰρ ναὸς τοῦ θεοῦ
NAS: will destroy him, for the temple of God
KJV: destroy; for the temple of God is
INT: indeed [the] temple of God

1 Corinthians 6:19 N-NMS
GRK: σῶμα ὑμῶν ναὸς τοῦ ἐν
NAS: that your body is a temple of the Holy
KJV: body is the temple of the Holy Ghost
INT: body of you a temple of the in

45 Occurrences

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