Greek · G3485, G5499 · unreviewed

ναὸν τοῦτον τὸν χειροποίητον

A fane, shrine, temple · hand-made

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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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χειροποίητος G5499 hand-made

Pronunciation cheiropoíētos

Human-made object, typically contrasted with God's eternal or spiritual reality in NT theology.

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What does ναὸν τοῦτον τὸν χειροποίητον (naon touton ton cheiropoiēton) mean in the Bible?

ναός · χειροποίητος is a Greek word meaning "temple made by hands".

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Meaning

temple made by hands

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 3 — God’s Field, God’s Building, God’s Temple 1 Corinthians 6 — Judge Righteously, Flee Sexual Immorality, and Glorify God in Your Body Acts 17 — The Gospel Reasoned from Scripture and Proclaimed to the Nations Acts 7 — Stephen Testifies to Israel’s Resistance and Christ’s Glory Ephesians 2 — Made Alive by Grace and Made One in Christ John 2 — The First Sign, the True Temple, and the Glory of Jesus Revealed Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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