ναός naos

Greek word for “temple” · Strong’s G3485 · used 45 times in 39 verses

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Meaning

ναός, -οῦ, ὁ; (Att.. νεώς; ναίω, to inhabit);

How it is translated

Glosses given for naos in context, with how often each is used:

• temple 43
• temples 1
• shrines 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 23 (4), Matthew 27 (3), Luke 1 (3), John 2 (3), Revelation 11 (3), Revelation 15 (3), Mark 15 (2), 1 Corinthians 3 (2), Revelation 14 (2), Revelation 16 (2)

Forms

• ναὸν 13
• ναοῦ 12
• ναὸς 10
• ναῷ 8
• ναοῖς 1
• ναοὺς 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with naos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• τρεῖς treis “Three” 6
• οἰκοδομέω oikodomeō “to build” 5
• καταλύω kataluō “to destroy/lodge” 4
• ἐξέρχομαι exerchomai “to go out” 6
• καταπέτασμα katapetasma “curtain” 3
• ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 7
• σχίζω schizō “to split” 3
• ἄγγελος angelos “angel” 5
• γῆ gē “earth” 5
• μέγας megas “great” 5
• οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 5
• ἐκχέω ekcheō “to pour out” 3

Key verses

The verses using naos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 23:35 — That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew…
• Matthew 27:51 — And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
• John 2:19 — Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
• Acts 17:24 — God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
• 1 Corinthians 3:16 — Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
• 1 Corinthians 6:19 — What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
• 2 Corinthians 6:16 — And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I…
• 2 Thessalonians 2:4 — Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he…
• Revelation 3:12 — Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of…
• Revelation 7:15 — Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
• Revelation 11:2 — But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty…
• Revelation 11:19 — And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings,…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.