ναός
naos (G3485)
temple
AI Word Study
The Greek word ναός (naos) is a term that refers to a temple. It is used 46 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in the ancient Greek and Jewish cultures. The word ναός likely carries connotations of a sacred or holy space, where worship and rituals take place. The temple is not just a physical structure, but also a symbol of God's presence and power. This is evident from its use in various contexts, such as in descriptions of the Temple in Jerusalem (e.g., Acts 6:13-14) and in references to the Temple as a place of worship and sacrifice (e.g., Hebrews 9:1-10). The word ναός highlights the importance of the temple as a central institution in ancient Jewish society. The frequency and range of usage of ναός demonstrate its importance in the biblical narrative. It is used in both the Old and New Testaments, covering a wide range of themes and contexts. This word provides valuable insights into the cultural and religious practices of the ancient world, and its significance extends beyond its literal meaning as a temple to represent a deeper understanding of worship, ritual, and the sacred.
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“Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.’
You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who has been living in it.
that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.
and said, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.’ ”
He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself.
and saying, “You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
“We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’ ”
Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, “Ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,
according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
The people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled that he delayed in the temple.
When he came out, he could not speak to them. They perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.
The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.
Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
The Jews therefore said, “It took forty-six years to build this temple! Will you raise it up in three days?”
But he spoke of the temple of his body.
However, the Most High doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says,
The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands.
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,
Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you?
If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, which you are.
Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,
What agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk in them. I will be their God and they will be my people.”
in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;
he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.
He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will go out from there no more. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my own new name.
Therefore they are before the throne of God, they serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will spread his tabernacle over them.
A reed like a rod was given to me. Someone said, “Rise, and measure God’s temple, and the altar, and those who worship in it.
Leave out the court which is outside of the temple, and don’t measure it, for it has been given to the nations. They will tread the holy city under foot for forty-two months.
God’s temple that is in heaven was opened, and the ark of the Lord’s covenant was seen in his temple. Lightnings, sounds, thunders, an earthquake, and great hail followed.
Another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, “Send your sickle, and reap; for the hour to reap has come; for the harvest of the earth is ripe!”
Another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven. He also had a sharp sickle.
After these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.
The seven angels who had the seven plagues came out, clothed with pure, bright linen, and wearing golden sashes around their breasts.
The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power. No one was able to enter into the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels would be finished.
I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God on the earth!”
The seventh poured out his bowl into the air. A loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done!”
I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb, are its temple.