Naos ναός

Naos (Greek ναός, Strong's G3485) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “temple”. It occurs 46 times in 40 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Temple

Verses

Every verse with Naos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 23:16
  Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
• Matthew 23:17
  Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
• Matthew 23:21
  And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
• Matthew 23:35
  That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
• Matthew 26:61
  And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
• Matthew 27:5
  And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
• Matthew 27:40
  And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
• Matthew 27:51
  And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.

Mark

• Mark 14:58
  We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”
• Mark 15:29
  And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
• Mark 15:38
  And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

Luke

• Luke 1:9
  According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
• Luke 1:21
  And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
• Luke 1:22
  And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained speechless.
• Luke 23:45
  And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.

John

• John 2:19
  Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”
• John 2:20
  Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?“This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?”
• John 2:21
  But he spake of the temple of his body.But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.

Acts

• Acts 7:48
  Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:
• Acts 17:24
  God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.
• Acts 19:24
  For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 3:16
  Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
• 1 Corinthians 3:17
  If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
• 1 Corinthians 6:19
  What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 6:16
  And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”

Ephesians

• Ephesians 2:21
  In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

2 Thessalonians

• 2 Thessalonians 2:4
  Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.

Revelation

• Revelation 3:12
  Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
• Revelation 7:15
  Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
• Revelation 11:1
  And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.
• Revelation 11:2
  But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
• Revelation 11:19
  And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
• Revelation 14:15
  And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest; for the crop of the earth is ripe.”
• Revelation 14:17
  And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.
• Revelation 15:5
  And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:After this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven.
• Revelation 15:6
  And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.And out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests.
• Revelation 15:8
  And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
• Revelation 16:1
  And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”
• Revelation 16:17
  And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came from the throne in the temple, saying, “It is done!”
• Revelation 21:22
  And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).