noun · masculine
naos
Greekναός (naos)
Strong’sG3485
a temple, shrine
stem na-45 times in the New Testamentin 10 of 27 books6 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ναός, -οῦ, ὁ,
(Att. νεώς; < ναίω, to inhabit), [in LXX (νεώς, II Mac 6:2, al.) chiefly for הֵיכָל;]
SYN.: ἱερόν.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3485 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidnah-os'
a fane, shrine, temple
Fromfrom a primary ναίω (to dwell);
King Jamesshrine, temple.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | naos10×ναὸς | naois |
| object accusative | naon13×ναὸν | naoin1×ναοὺς |
| direct address vocative | naor | naoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | naou12×ναοῦ | naoiu |
| to, for dative | nao8×ναῷ | naoi1×ναοῖς |
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
nao 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
45 occurrences, every one of them listed
naos“temple”subjectnominative singular10×
Matthew 23:17“temple”mōroir kai tufloir, tinos gar megoteros atō, tos chrusos ē tos naos tos hagiazaratos ton chruson?You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
John 2:20“temple”legala oun tois Ioudaiois; Tesserakonta kai hex etei oikodomita tos naos houtos, kai sis en treis hēmerai egeirasi auton?“This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?”
1 Corinthians 3:16“temple”Ouk oidavē hoti naos theou avō kai tem pneumem tou theou oikatō en vi?Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
1 Corinthians 3:17“temple”ei tinos ton naon tou theou ftheiratō, ftheirati houton tos theos; tos gar naos tou theou hagios atō, hotinois avō vis.If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
1 Corinthians 6:19“temple”ē ouk oidavē hoti tem sōmem vu naos teu en vi hagieu pneumeu atō, heu echavō apo theou? kai ouk avō heautoiu,Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
2 Corinthians 6:16“temple”tinas de sunkatathesias nao theou meta eidōleiu? nis gar naos theou anō zōarōtou; kathōs legata tos theos hoti Enoikami en autoi kai emperipatami, kai emi autoiu theos, kai autois eli mu laos.What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
Revelation 11:19“temple”Kai anoigita tos naos tou theou tos en to ourano, kai horita tas kibōtas tau diathēkau autou en to nao autou; kai ginela astrapais kai fōnais kai brontais kai seismos kai chalazas megas.Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
Revelation 15:5“temple”Kai meta houteim horama, kai anoigita tos naos tau skēnau teu marturieu en to ourano,After this I looked, and the temple — the tabernacle of the Testimony — was opened in heaven.
Revelation 15:8“temple”kai gemizita tos naos kapnou ek tau doxau tou theou kai ek tau dunamiau autou, kai oudenos dunete eiserchara eis ton naon achri telileia tais hepta plēgais toiu hepta angeloiu.And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
Revelation 21:22“temple”Kai naon ouk horama en auta, tos gar kurios, tos theos, tos pantokratōros, naos autau atō, kai tem arniem.But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
naon“temple”objectaccusative singular13×
Matthew 26:61“temple”legala; Houtos fēate; Dunemō kataluara ton naon tou theou kai dia treis hēmeraiu oikodomara.and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
Matthew 27:5“temple”kai riptaratos teim argurieim eis ton naon anachōrata, kai apercharatos apancheta.So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
Matthew 27:40“temple”kai legarōtois; Tor kataluarōtor ton naon kai en treis hēmerai oikodomarōtor, sōzasar siauton; ei huios asō tou theou, katabainasar apo tou staurou.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!”
Mark 14:58“temple”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.’”
Mark 15:29“temple”Kai tois paraporeuerōtois blasfēmale auton kinarōtois tain kefalain autoiu kai legarōtois; Oua tor kataluarōtor ton naon kai oikodomarōtor en treis hēmerai,And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
Luke 1:9“temple”kata tem ethem tau hierateiau lanchanata teu thumiara eisercharatos eis ton naon tou kuriou,he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
John 2:19“temple”apokrinita Iēsus kai legata autoi; Luavar ton naon houton kai en treis hēmerai egeirami auton.Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”
1 Corinthians 3:17“temple”ei tinos ton naon tou theou ftheiratō, ftheirati houton tos theos; tos gar naos tou theou hagios atō, hotinois avō vis.If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
Ephesians 2:21“temple”en ho pantas oikodomas sunarmologirōtas auxatō eis naon hagion en kurio,In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
2 Thessalonians 2:4“temple”tos antikeierōtos kai huperairerōtos epi panton legirōton theon ē sebasmem, hōste auton eis ton naon tou theou kathizara apodeiknuarōton heauton hoti atō theos.He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
Revelation 11:1“temple”Kai dōita mi kalamos homoios rabda, legarōtos; Egeirasōr kai metrasar ton naon tou theou kai tem thusiastēriem kai toin proskunarōtoin en auto.Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.
Revelation 15:8“temple”kai gemizita tos naos kapnou ek tau doxau tou theou kai ek tau dunamiau autou, kai oudenos dunete eiserchara eis ton naon achri telileia tais hepta plēgais toiu hepta angeloiu.And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
Revelation 21:22“temple”Kai naon ouk horama en auta, tos gar kurios, tos theos, tos pantokratōros, naos autau atō, kai tem arniem.But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
naou“temple”of, belonging togenitive singular12×
Matthew 23:16“temple”Ouai vi, hodēgoir tufloir toir legarōtoir; Hos an omnuateia en to nao, oudenem atō, hos de an omnuateia en to chruso tou naou ofeilatō.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 23:35“temple”hopōs erchateia epi vin pantem haimem dikaiem ekchirōtem epi tau gēau apo teu haimeu Habel tou dikaiou heōs teu haimeu Zachariou huiou Barachiou, hon foneuava metaxu tou naou kai teu thusiastērieu.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 27:51“temple”kai idou tem katapetasmem tou naou schizita apo anōthen heōs katō eis duo, kai tas gēas seiita, kai tais petrais schizila,At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.
Mark 15:38“temple”kai tem katapetasmem tou naou schizita eis duo apo anōthen heōs katō.And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
Luke 23:45“temple”tou hēliou ekleiparatou, schizita de tem katapetasmem tou naou mesem.The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
John 2:21“temple”ekeinos de legate peri tou naou teu sōmeu autou.But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.
Revelation 11:2“temple”kai tan aulan tan exōthen tou naou ekballasar exōthen, kai mē autan metraseia, hoti dōita tei ethnei, kai tan politan tan hagian patali mēnoin tesserakonta duo.But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
Revelation 14:15“temple”kai allos angelos exerchata ek tou naou krazarōtos en fōna mega to katherōto epi tau nefelau; Pempasar tem drepanem su kai therizasar, hoti erchata tas hōras therizara, hoti xērainita tos therismos tau gēau.Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest, for the crop of the earth is ripe.”
Revelation 14:17“temple”Kai allos angelos exerchata ek tou naou tou en to ourano, echarōtos kai autos drepanem oxuem.Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.
Revelation 15:6“temple”kai exerchala tois hepta angelois tois echarōtois tain hepta plēgain ek tou naou, enduerētois linem katharem lamprem kai perizōnnuerētois peri teim stētheim zōnain chrusouain.And out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests.
Revelation 16:1“temple”Kai akouama megau fōnau ek tou naou legarōtau toi hepta angeloi; Hupagavōr kai ekchavōr tain hepta fialain tou thumou tou theou eis tan gēan.Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”
Revelation 16:17“temple”Kai tos hebdomos ekchata tan fialan autou epi ton aēron kai exerchata fōnas megas ek tou naou apo tou thronou legarōtas; GinatēThen the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came from the throne in the temple, saying, “It is done!”
nao“temple”to, fordative singular8×
Matthew 23:16“temple”Ouai vi, hodēgoir tufloir toir legarōtoir; Hos an omnuateia en to nao, oudenem atō, hos de an omnuateia en to chruso tou naou ofeilatō.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 23:21“temple”kai tos omnuaratos en to nao omnuatō en auto kai en to katoikarōto auton;And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
Luke 1:21“temple”Kai ate tos laos prosdokarōtos ton Zacharion, kai thaumazale en te chronizarō en to nao auton.Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
Luke 1:22“temple”exercharatos de ouk dunete lalara autoi, kai epignōskala hoti optasian horatē en to nao; kai autos ate dianeuarōtos autoi, kai diamenate kōfos.When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.
2 Corinthians 6:16“temple”tinas de sunkatathesias nao theou meta eidōleiu? nis gar naos theou anō zōarōtou; kathōs legata tos theos hoti Enoikami en autoi kai emperipatami, kai emi autoiu theos, kai autois eli mu laos.What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
Revelation 3:12“temple”tos nikarōtos poiami auton stulon en to nao tou theou mu, kai exō ouk mē exerchateia ēti, kai grafami epi auton tem onomem tou theou mu kai tem onomem tau politau tou theou mu, tau kainau Ierousalēm, tas katabainarōtas ek tou ouranou apo tou theou mu, kai tem onomem mu tem kainem.The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
Revelation 7:15“temple”dia houtem alō enōpion tou thronou tou theou, kai latreualō auto hēmerau kai nuxau en to nao autou, kai tos katherōtos epi tou thronou skēnati epi autoin.For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
Revelation 11:19“temple”Kai anoigita tos naos tou theou tos en to ourano, kai horita tas kibōtas tau diathēkau autou en to nao autou; kai ginela astrapais kai fōnais kai brontais kai seismos kai chalazas megas.Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
naoin“shrines”objectaccusative plural1×
Acts 19:24“shrines”Dēmētrios gar tinos onome, argurokopos, poiarōtos naoin argurouoin Artemiau parechete toi technitoi ouk oligan ergasian,It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
naoi“temples”to, fordative plural1×
Acts 17:24“temples”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.