ΝΑΙΣΚΟΣ, ναισκος
NAISKOS, naiskos
Sounds Like: NAI-skos
Translations: small temple, shrine, a small temple, a shrine
From the root: ΝΑΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a small temple or a shrine. It is a diminutive form of the word ΝΑΟΣ (naos), meaning 'temple' or 'sanctuary', indicating a smaller or less significant sacred structure.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3485 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΑΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΝΑΟ — temple, a temple, sanctuary, a sanctuary
- ΝΑΟΙ — temples, sanctuaries, shrines
- ΝΑΟΙΣ — to temples, in temples, for temples
- ΝΑΟΝ — temple, a temple, shrine, a shrine
- ΝΑΟΣ — temple, a temple, sanctuary, shrine
- ΝΑΟΥ — of a temple, of the temple, to a temple, to the temple, temples
- ΝΑΟΥΣ — temples, shrines, sanctuaries
- ΝΑΩ — to a temple, in a temple, to the temple, in the temple
- ΝΑΩΝ — of temples, of shrines, of sanctuaries
- ΝΗΟΝ — a temple, temple, shrine, a shrine
- ΠΡΟΝΑΙΟΝ — fore-temple, a fore-temple, porch, a porch, vestibule, a vestibule
- ΤΟΥΝΑΟΥ — of the temple, of a temple
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