What does ναός · θεός mean in the Bible?
ναός · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "a fane, shrine, temple".
Greek · G3485, G2316
ναὸν τοῦ θεοῦ
A fane, shrine, temple · God
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ναός G3485 a fane, shrine, temple
Pronunciation naós
The inner sanctuary or holy of holies, distinct from the entire temple complex (ἱερόν).
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θεός G2316 God
Pronunciation theós
The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.
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What does ναὸν τοῦ θεοῦ (naon tou theou) mean in the Bible?
ναός · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "a fane, shrine, temple".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3485, G2316?
G3485, G2316 is connected to 45 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. a fane, shrine, temple
Source Gloss
a fane, shrine, temple
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 6 Aligned forms 45 Case pattern Accusative (14) Number pattern Singular (43)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 23:17 · John 2:20 · 1 Cor 3:16 · 1 Cor 3:17 · 1 Cor 6:19 · 2 Cor 6:16 · Rev 11:19 · Rev 15:5 · Rev 15:8 · Rev 21:22 10×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 23:16 · Matt 23:35 · Matt 27:51 · Mark 15:38 · Luke 23:45 · John 2:21 · Rev 11:2 · Rev 14:15 · Rev 14:17 · Rev 15:6 · Rev 16:1 · Rev 16:17 12×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 23:16 · Matt 23:21 · Luke 1:21 · Luke 1:22 · 2 Cor 6:16 · Rev 3:12 · Rev 7:15 · Rev 11:19 8×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Acts 17:24 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 26:61 · Matt 27:5 · Matt 27:40 · Mark 14:58 · Mark 15:29 · Luke 1:9 · John 2:19 · 1 Cor 3:17 · Eph 2:21 · 2 Thess 2:4 · Rev 11:1 · Rev 15:8 · Rev 21:22 13×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Acts 19:24 1×
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain