Strong's Greek · G5499

χειροποίητος

cheiropoíētos

made by (make with) hands

Definition

manufactured, i.e. of human construction

Derivation

from G5495 (χείρ) and a derivative of G4160 (ποιέω);

Appears 6 times in Scripture

Ephesians 2:11

Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—

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.’”

Acts 17:24

The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.

Hebrews 9:11

But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.

Hebrews 9:24

For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.

Acts 7:48

However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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