Word Study · Strong's G3485 · Greek
ναός
naos
nah-os'
Strong's 1890 spelling: naós
“a fane, shrine, temple”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a fane, shrine, temple
Rendered in the KJV as
shrine, temple.
- 45occurrencesin the New Testament
- 10 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 9inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 45 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 9
- ναὸν13
- ναοῦ11
- ναὸς10
- ναῷ6
- ναοῖς1
- ναοῦ,1
- ναοὺς1
- ναῷ,1
- ναῷ.1
How it is rendered · 8
- temple36
- [the] temple2
- a temple2
- shrines1
- temple,1
- temple.1
- temples1
- the temple1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular13
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular12
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular10
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular8
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASM · 13
- N-GSM · 12
- N-NSM · 10
- N-DSM · 8
- N-APM · 1
- N-DPM · 1
All 45, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Revelation16 of 45 · 36%
- Matthew9 of 45 · 20%
- Luke4 of 45 · 9%
- 1 Corinthians4 of 45 · 9%
- Mark3 of 45 · 7%
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Matthew9 occurrences
- Matthew 23:16ναῷ,naōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularWoe 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.’here: temple,
- Matthew 23:16ναοῦ,naounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularWoe 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.’here: temple
- Matthew 23:17ναὸςnaosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularYou blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?here: temple
- Matthew 23:21ναῷnaōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularAnd he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.here: temple
- Matthew 23:35ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularAnd 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.here: temple
- Matthew 26:61ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularand declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”here: temple
- Matthew 27:5ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularSo Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.here: temple
- Matthew 27:40ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularand 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!”here: temple
- Matthew 27:51ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularAt that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.here: temple
Mark3 occurrences
- Mark 14:58ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singular“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”here: temple
- Mark 15:29ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularAnd 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,here: temple
- Mark 15:38ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularAnd the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.here: temple
Luke4 occurrences
- Luke 1:9ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularhe was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.here: temple
- Luke 1:21ναῷnaōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularMeanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.here: temple
- Luke 1:22ναῷ.naōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularWhen 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 speechless.here: temple.
- Luke 23:45ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThe sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.here: temple
John3 occurrences
- John 2:19ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularJesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”here: temple
- John 2:20ναὸςnaosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular“This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?”here: temple
- John 2:21ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularBut Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.here: temple
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 17:24ναοῖςnaoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralThe 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.here: temples
- Acts 19:24ναοὺςnaousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralIt began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.here: shrines
1 Corinthians4 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 3:16ναὸςnaosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularDo you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?here: temple
- 1 Corinthians 3:17ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularIf anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.here: temple
- 1 Corinthians 3:17ναὸςnaosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularIf anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.here: the temple
- 1 Corinthians 6:19ναὸςnaosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularDo 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;here: a temple
2 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 2 Corinthians 6:16ναῷnaōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularWhat 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.”here: [the] temple
- 2 Corinthians 6:16ναὸςnaosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhat 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.”here: [the] temple
Ephesians1 occurrence
2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
Revelation16 occurrences
- Revelation 3:12ναῷnaōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularThe 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.here: temple
- Revelation 7:15ναῷnaōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularFor 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.here: temple
- Revelation 11:1ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularThen 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.here: temple
- Revelation 11:2ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularBut 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.here: temple
- Revelation 11:19ναὸςnaosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThen the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.here: temple
- Revelation 11:19ναῷnaōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularThen the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.here: temple
- Revelation 14:15ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThen 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.”here: temple
- Revelation 14:17ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThen another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.here: temple
- Revelation 15:5ναὸςnaosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAfter this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven.here: temple
- Revelation 15:6ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularAnd 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.here: temple
- Revelation 15:8ναὸςnaosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAnd 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.here: temple
- Revelation 15:8ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularAnd 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.here: temple
- Revelation 16:1ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThen 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.”here: temple
- Revelation 16:17ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThen 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!”here: temple
- Revelation 21:22ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularBut I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.here: temple
- Revelation 21:22ναὸςnaosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBut I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.here: temple