Strong's Greek · G3485

G3485 naós

ναός

nah-os'

temple

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naós appears 45 times in Scripture, including Matthew 23:16 and Mark 14:58. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

a fane, shrine, temple

In the King James Version

shrine, temple

Derivation

from a primary ναίω (to dwell);

Appears 45 times in Scripture

Mark 14:58

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

Matthew 27:40

“and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!””

Matthew 23:16

“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.’”

Matthew 27:51

“At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.”

Matthew 23:35

“And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.”

Matthew 23:17

“You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?”

Matthew 26:61

“and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’””

Matthew 23:21

“And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.”

Matthew 27:5

“So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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