What does χειροποίητος · ναός mean in the Bible?
χειροποίητος · ναός is a Greek phrase meaning "Temples made by human hands".
Greek · G5499, G3485
χειροποιήτοις ναοῖς
Hand-made · a fane, shrine, temple
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χειροποίητοςG5499hand-made
Pronunciationcheiropoíētos
Human-made object, typically contrasted with God's eternal or spiritual reality in NT theology.
Open lexicon entry →ναόςG3485a fane, shrine, temple
Pronunciationnaós
The inner sanctuary or holy of holies, distinct from the entire temple complex (ἱερόν).
Open lexicon entry →What does χειροποιήτοις ναοῖς (cheiropoiētois naois) mean in the Bible?
χειροποίητος · ναός is a Greek phrase meaning "Temples made by human hands".
Full entry for χειροποιήτοις ναοῖς (G5499, G3485) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5499, G3485?
G5499, G3485 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Temples made by human hands
Source Gloss
Temples made by human hands
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 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 patterns4Aligned forms6Case patternAccusative (2)Number patternPlural (3)
Genitive · Singular · FeminineEph 2:11 · Heb 9:112×
Dative · Plural · MasculineActs 7:48 · Acts 17:242×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMark 14:581×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterHeb 9:241×
Word Origins
χειροποιήτοις ναοῖς is built from these roots: