ΝΑΩ, ναω
NAŌ, naō
Sounds Like: NAH-oh
Translations: to a temple, in a temple, to the temple, in the temple
From the root: ΝΑΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is the dative singular form of the noun 'ναός' (naos), which refers to a temple or shrine, specifically the inner sanctuary or dwelling place of a deity. It is used to indicate the indirect object of an action, or location (often translated with 'to' or 'in'). In the provided examples, it is used to denote location, such as 'in the temple'.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3485 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Barnabus
- Letter of Barnabas — 16:2
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Maccabees — 4:50
- Psalms — 10:4, 28:9
- Wisdom — 3:14
- Sirach — 45:9
- Habakkuk — 2:20
- Haggai — 2:15
- Matthew — 23:16, 23:21
- Luke — 1:21, 1:22
- 2 Corinthians — 6:16
- Revelation — 3:12, 7:15, 11:19
- Epistle of Barnabas — 16:2
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 6:139, 6:142, 8:202
- Book 8 — 3:63, 3:64, 3:92, 3:97, 4:104, 4:119
- Book 9 — 11:237, 12:254
- Book 10 — 1:23, 4:58, 4:65, 6:93, 7:112
- Book 11 — 7:299, 7:301
- Book 12 — 5:249
- Book 13 — 10:282
- Book 14 — 7:109, 8:145, 10:219, 10:222, 16:480
- Book 15 — 10:364, 11:394
- Book 16 — 6:165
- Book 18 — 8:261
- Book 19 — 6:305
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 8:9, 19:6, 22:16
- Book Two — 10:2
- Book Three — 5:13
- Book Five — 5:1, 13:38
- Book Six — 2:72, 5:10, 5:39, 6:7
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Samuel — 3:3
- 1 Kings — 6:10
- 2 Kings — 24:13
- 2 Chronicles — 4:7, 4:8, 26:19, 36:7
- Ezra (Alpha) — 1:39, 6:17, 6:18
- 1 Maccabees — 4:50
- Psalms — 10:4, 28:9
- Odes — 10:53
- Wisdom — 3:14
- Sirach — 45:9
- Ezekiel — 41:22
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 3:53, 4:26
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 3:53
- Habakkuk — 2:20
- Haggai — 2:15
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
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
- 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
- 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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