Greek noun (masculine) · G3485
ναός
naosnah-os'
a temple (Hom., Find., al.).; The inmost part of a temple, the shrine
45 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: naós
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3485is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 10 of 27New Testament books
- 6spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3485
a fane, shrine, temple
The King James renders it: shrine, temple.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
naos is rendered "a temple (Hom., Find., al.).; The inmost part of a temple, the shrine". It stands 45 times in the Greek text, across ten books.
- Sixteen of the uses stand in Revelation, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "a temple (Hom., Find., al.).".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 23:16Woe 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.’
- The Greek text spells it six different ways.
The first use
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.’
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Sixteen of the word's forty-five uses are in Revelation.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: a temple (Hom., Find., al.)., and The inmost part of a temple, the shrine.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| a temple (Hom., Find., al.). | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 23:16Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing… |
| The inmost part of a temple, the shrine | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 23:16Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 45, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
6 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ναὸν13
- ναοῦ12
- ναὸς10
- ναῷ8
- ναοῖς1
- ναοὺς1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular13N-ASM
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular12N-GSM
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular10N-NSM
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular8N-DSM
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural1N-APM
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural1N-DPM
Matthew
nine uses
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.’
- ναῷnaonoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: temple
- ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: temple
You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
- ναὸςnaosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: temple
And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
- ναῷnaonoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: temple
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.
- ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: temple
and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
- ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: temple
So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
- ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: temple
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!”
- ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: temple
At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
- ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: temple
Mark
three uses
“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”
- ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: temple
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,
- ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: temple
And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
- ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: temple
Luke
four uses
he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
- ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: temple
Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
- ναῷnaonoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: temple
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 speechless.
- ναῷnaonoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: temple
The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
- ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: temple
John
three uses
Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”
- ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: temple
“This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?”
- ναὸςnaosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: temple
But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.
- ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: temple
Acts
two uses
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.
- ναοῖςnaoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: temples
It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
- ναοὺςnaousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: shrines
1 Corinthians
four uses
Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
- ναὸςnaosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: temple
If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
- ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: temple
- ναὸςnaosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: the temple
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;
- ναὸςnaosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a temple
2 Corinthians
two uses
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.”
- ναῷnaonoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: temple
- ναὸςnaosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: temple
Ephesians
one use
In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
- ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a temple
2 Thessalonians
one use
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.
- ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: temple
Revelation
sixteen uses
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.
- ναῷnaonoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: temple
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.
- ναῷnaonoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: temple
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.
- ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: temple
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.
- ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: temple
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, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
- ναὸςnaosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: temple
- ναῷnaonoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: temple
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.”
- ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: temple
Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.
- ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: temple
After this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven.
- ναὸςnaosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: temple
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.
- ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: temple
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.
- ναὸςnaosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: temple
- ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: temple
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.”
- ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: temple
Then 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!”
- ναοῦnaounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: temple
But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
- ναὸνnaonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: temple
- ναὸςnaosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: temple
Where it leads
Studies that open this word1
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.