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ναός

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ναός, -οῦ, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
naos
Simplified transliteration: 
naos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3485
GK Number: 
3724
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
45
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
temple; of the temple in Jerusalem, it generally denotes the temple building. Also used figuratively for the church as the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit
Definition: 
pr. a dwelling; the dwelling of a deity, a temple, Mt. 26:61; Acts 7:48; used figuratively of individuals, Jn. 2:19; 1 Cor. 3:16; spc. the cell of a temple; hence, the Holy Place of the Temple of Jerusalem, Mt. 23:35; Lk. 1:9; a model of a temple, a shrine, Acts 19:24

Greek-English Concordance for ναός

Matthew 23:16 “Woe to you, blind guides who say, ‘If someone swears by the temple (naō | ναῷ | dat sg masc) it means nothing; but if someone swears by the gold of the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc), he is bound by his oath.’
Matthew 23:17 You fools and blind men! For which is greater, the gold or the temple (naos | ναός | nom sg masc) that makes the gold sacred?
Matthew 23:21 And the one who swears by the temple (naō | ναῷ | dat sg masc), swears not only by it but by the one who dwells there.
Matthew 23:35 so that upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc) and the altar.
Matthew 26:61 and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
Matthew 27:5 Then he threw the silver coins into the temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) and left; and going away, he hanged himself.
Matthew 27:40 and saying, “You who would destroy the temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
Matthew 27:51 Just then the curtain of the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc) was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks were split;
Mark 14:58 “We heard him saying, ‘I will destroy this temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) made with hands, and in three days I will build another not made with hands.’”
Mark 15:29 And those passing by ridiculed him, wagging their heads, and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) and rebuild it in three days,
Mark 15:38 And the veil of the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc) was torn in two, from top to bottom.
Luke 1:9 that according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to go into the temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) of the Lord and burn incense,
Luke 1:21 And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to wonder why he stayed so long in the temple (naō | ναῷ | dat sg masc).
Luke 1:22 When he came out, he was not able to speak to them; and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple (naō | ναῷ | dat sg masc) (he kept gesturing to them and remained mute).
Luke 23:45 because the light of the sun had been eclipsed. The curtain of the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc) was torn down the middle.
John 2:19 Jesus answered them, saying, “Destroy this temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) and in three days I will restore it.”
John 2:20 Then the Jews said, “This temple (naos | ναός | nom sg masc) has been under construction for forty-six years, and you can restore it in three days?”
John 2:21 But he was speaking about the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc) of his body.
Acts 17:24 The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines (naois | ναοῖς | dat pl masc) made by human hands,
Acts 19:24 For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines (naous | ναούς | acc pl masc) of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen.
1 Corinthians 3:16 Do you not know that you are God’s temple (naos | ναός | nom sg masc) and that God’s Spirit lives in you?
1 Corinthians 3:17 If anyone destroys God’s temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc), God will destroy him. For God’s temple (naos | ναός | nom sg masc) is holy, and that is what you are.
1 Corinthians 6:19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple (naos | ναός | nom sg masc) of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God, and you are not your own?
2 Corinthians 6:16 What agreement can the temple (naō | ναῷ | dat sg masc) of God have with idols? For we are the temple (naos | ναός | nom sg masc) of the living God; just as God said: “I will dwell in their midst and walk among them; I will be their God and they will be my people.”
Ephesians 2:21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) in the Lord,
2 Thessalonians 2:4 who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) of God, proclaiming that he himself is God.
Revelation 3:12 The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple (naō | ναῷ | dat sg masc) of my God and he will never go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God (the new Jerusalem which comes down out of heaven from my God), and my own new name.
Revelation 7:15 For this reason they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple (naō | ναῷ | dat sg masc), and the one seated on the throne will be a shelter over them.
Revelation 11:1 Then a measuring rod like a staff was given to me; and someone said, “Rise and measure the temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) of God and the altar and those who worship there,
Revelation 11:2 but exclude the court that is outside the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc); do not measure it because it has been given to the nations. And they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.
Revelation 11:19 Then the temple (naos | ναός | nom sg masc) of God, which is in heaven, was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple (naō | ναῷ | dat sg masc); and there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.
Revelation 14:15 Then another angel came out of the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc), calling with a loud voice to the one who was sitting on the cloud, “Thrust in your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe.”
Revelation 14:17 Then another angel came out of the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc) in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.
Revelation 15:5 After this I looked, and the temple (naos | ναός | nom sg masc), that is, the tent of witness, in heaven was opened,
Revelation 15:6 and out of the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc) came the seven angels who had the seven plagues. They were clothed in linen, clean and bright, wearing golden sashes across their chests.
Revelation 15:8 and the temple (naos | ναός | nom sg masc) was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) until the seven plagues from the seven angels had run their course.
Revelation 16:1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc) declaring to the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”
Revelation 16:17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl on the air, and out of the temple (naou | ναοῦ | gen sg masc) came a loud voice from the throne, saying, “It is done!”
Revelation 21:22 I saw no temple (naon | ναόν | acc sg masc) in the city, for the Lord God Almighty is its temple (naos | ναός | nom sg masc), and the Lamb.