Naós — G3485

G3485 · Greek — ναός

Pronunciation: nah-os'

Definition

masculine noun

a fane, shrine, temple

  1. used specifically of the Holy place, where the priests officiated
  2. of the Holy of holies
  3. of any temple whatever prepared for the true God
  4. of miniature silver temples modeled after the temple of Diana (i. e. Artemis ) of Ephesus
  5. for the same reason, of the bodies of Christians

Usually translated as

temple, shrine

Origin

from a primary naíō (to dwell)

Occurrences

Naós occurs 46 times in 40 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (8), Mark (3), Luke (4), John (3), Acts (3), 1 Corinthians (3), 2 Corinthians (1), Ephesians (1), 2 Thessalonians (1), Revelation (13)

Strong's Lexicon — N