adjective
cheiropoiētos
Greekχειροποίητος (cheiropoiētos)
Strong’sG5499
done or made with hands
stem cheiropoiēt-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
χειρο-ποίητος, -ον
(< χείρ, ποιέω), [in LXX (of idols) for אֱלִיל;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5499 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | cheiropoiētos | cheiropoiētas | cheiropoiētem | cheiropoiētois | cheiropoiētais | cheiropoiēteim1×χειροποίητα |
| object accusative | cheiropoiēton1×χειροποίητον | cheiropoiētan | cheiropoiētoin | cheiropoiētain | ||
| direct address vocative | cheiropoiētor | cheiropoiētar | cheiropoiētoir | cheiropoiētair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | cheiropoiētou | cheiropoiētau2×χειροποιήτου | cheiropoiēteu | cheiropoiētoiu | cheiropoiētaiu | cheiropoiēteiu |
| to, for dative | cheiropoiēto | cheiropoiēta | cheiropoiēte | cheiropoiētoi2×χειροποιήτοις | cheiropoiētai | cheiropoiētei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
cheiropoiēt is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
cheiropoiēton“made with hands”objectaccusative singular1×
Mark 14:58“made with hands”hoti Nis akouana autou legarōtou hoti Mis kataluami ton naon houton ton cheiropoiēton kai dia treis hēmeraiu allon acheiropoiēton oikodomami;“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”
cheiropoiētau“by human hands”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Ephesians 2:11“by human hands”Dio mnēmoneuavōr hoti pote vis teim ethneim en sarxa, tois legirōtois akrobustias hupo tau legirōtau peritomau en sarxa cheiropoiētau,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) —
Hebrews 9:11“made with hands”Christos de paragineratos archierevos teiu ginerateiu agatheiu dia tau megoterau kai teleioterau skēnau ouk cheiropoiētau, houtem atō ouk houtau tau ktisiau,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.
cheiropoiētoi“made with hands”to, fordative plural2×
Acts 7:48“made with hands”alla ouk tos hupsistos en cheiropoiētoi katoikatō; kathōs tos profētos legatō;However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:
Acts 17:24“made by human hands”tos theos tos poiaratos ton kosmon kai panteim teim en auto, houtos ouranou kai gēau huparcharōtos kurios ouk en cheiropoiētoi naoi katoikatōThe 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.
cheiropoiēteim“made with hands”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Hebrews 9:24“made with hands”ouk gar eis cheiropoiēteim eiserchata hagieim Christos, antitupeim teiu alēthineiu, alla eis auton ton ouranon, nun emfanizira te prosōpe tou theou huper nu;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.