What does χειροποίητος (cheiropoíētos) mean in the Bible?
χειροποίητος (cheiropoíētos): Human-made object, typically contrasted with God's eternal or spiritual reality in NT theology.
Greek · G5499
χειροποίητος
Hand-made
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χειροποίητοςG5499
Pronunciationcheiropoíētos
What does χειροποίητος (cheiropoíētos) mean in the Bible?
χειροποίητος (cheiropoíētos): Human-made object, typically contrasted with God's eternal or spiritual reality in NT theology.
Full entry for χειροποίητος (G5499) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How does the BSB render G5499?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [houses] made by human hands (1), a man-made (1), by human hands) (1), made by [human] hands (1), made by hands (1).
Where does χειροποίητος (cheiropoíētos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 14:58. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Hebrews (2), Ephesians (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[houses] made by human hands1×Acts 7:48
a man-made1×Hebrews 9:24
by human hands)1×Ephesians 2:11
made by [human] hands1×Acts 17:24
made by hands1×Hebrews 9:11
man-made1×Mark 14:58
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Mark 14:58χειροποίητονtoman-madeAdjective - Accusative Masculine SingularActs 7:48χειροποιήτοιςto[houses] made by human handsAdjective - Dative Masculine PluralActs 17:24χειροποιήτοιςtomade by [human] handsAdjective - Dative Masculine PluralEphesians 2:11χειροποιήτουtoby human hands)Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularHebrews 9:11χειροποιήτουtomade by handsAdjective - Genitive Feminine SingularHebrews 9:24χειροποίηταtoa man-madeAdjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 14:58
Aligned rows6
Books represented4
Mark1Acts2Ephesians1Hebrews2
Source forms
χειροποιήτοις2xcheiropoiētoisActs 7:48, Acts 17:24
χειροποιήτου2xcheiropoiētouEphesians 2:11, Hebrews 9:11
χειροποίητα1xcheiropoiētaHebrews 9:24
χειροποίητον1xcheiropoiētonMark 14:58
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural2xActs 7:48, Acts 17:24
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular2xEphesians 2:11, Hebrews 9:11
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular1xMark 14:58
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural1xHebrews 9:24
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Human-made object, typically contrasted with God's eternal or spiritual reality in NT theology.
Strong'sG5499
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms4 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkActs 19:21-27Source Gloss
hand-made
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Human-made object, typically contrasted with God's eternal or spiritual reality in NT theology.
(χείρ, ποιέω), [in LXX (of idols) for אֱלִיל ;] made by hand (i.e. of human handiwork): of temples, Mrk.14:58, Act.7:48 17:24, Heb.9:11, 24; of circumcision, Eph.2:11.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 14:58Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
χειροποίητον,ceiropoihton
done or made with hands
Read verseActs 7:48Adjective Dative Plural Masculine
χειροποιήτοιςceiropoihtoiv
done or made with hands
Read verseActs 17:24Adjective Dative Plural Masculine
χειροποιήτοιςceiropoihtoiv
done or made with hands
Read verseEphesians 2:11Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
χειροποιήτου,ceiropoihtou
done or made with hands
Read verseHebrews 9:11Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
χειροποιήτου,ceiropoihtou
done or made with hands
Read verseHebrews 9:24Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
χειροποίηταceiropoihta
done or made with hands
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
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×
Selected Scripture Witness
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New Testament Witnesses
Handcrafted or manufactured.
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
χειροποίητος is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Highlights the impotence of idols.Acts 19:21-27
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