ΝΑΟΙ, ναοι
NAOI, naoi
Sounds Like: NAH-oy
Translations: temples, sanctuaries, shrines
From the root: ΝΑΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to temples or sanctuaries, often specifically the inner sanctuary of a temple where the deity was believed to dwell. It can also refer to a shrine or a sacred dwelling place. In the New Testament, it is sometimes used metaphorically to refer to the body of believers as a temple of God.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative
Strong’s number: G3485 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:21
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Corinthians — 6:16
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 15:3
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 15 — 4:90
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.
- ΝΑΙΣΚΟΣ — small temple, shrine, a small temple, a shrine
- ΝΑΟ — temple, a temple, sanctuary, a sanctuary
- 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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