ΝΑΟΥ, ναου
NAOU, naou
Sounds Like: NAH-oo
Translations: of a temple, of the temple, to a temple, to the temple, temples
From the root: ΝΑΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a temple or a sanctuary, specifically the inner part of a temple where the deity was worshipped. It can also refer to the entire sacred edifice. In the provided examples, it appears in the genitive singular (of the temple) and the nominative/accusative plural (temples).
Inflection: Singular, Genitive or Dative; or Plural, Nominative, Accusative, or Vocative; Masculine
Strong’s number: G3485 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Barnabus
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 41:2
Codex Sinaiticus
- Judith — 4:2, 4:11
- 1 Maccabees — 1:22, 4:57, 7:36
- Psalms — 17:7, 67:30, 143:12
- Sirach — 51:14
- Isaiah — 66:6
- Jeremiah — 24:1
- Matthew — 23:35, 27:51
- Mark — 15:38
- Luke — 23:45
- John — 2:21
- Revelation — 14:15, 14:17, 15:6, 16:1, 16:17
- Epistle of Barnabas — 7:3, 16:1, 16:9
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 9:1
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 6:103, 6:130
- Book 7 — 4:91, 14:342, 14:364, 14:375, 14:376
- Book 8 — 2:60, 3:61, 3:62, 3:69, 3:74, 3:75, 3:86, 3:90, 3:95, 4:99, 4:105, 4:123, 5:130, 5:131, 7:176, 8:225
- Book 9 — 1:8, 8:161, 8:162, 8:163, 8:165, 10:225
- Book 10 — 4:54, 4:55, 7:111, 8:147, 8:152, 8:154, 11:233
- Book 11 — 1:7, 1:9, 1:11, 1:13, 1:14, 2:19, 3:59, 3:63, 4:78, 4:79, 4:81, 4:88, 4:93, 4:96, 4:103, 4:106, 4:108, 4:118, 5:154
- Book 12 — 6:267, 7:317, 7:322, 9:359
- Book 13 — 3:78, 10:283
- Book 14 — 7:105, 7:107, 7:108
- Book 15 — 11:421, 11:425
- Book 17 — 6:151, 6:162
- Book 19 — 7:332
- Book 20 — 10:230
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 1:25, 9:21
- Book Two — 1:5, 1:6
- Book Five — 4:21, 5:21, 5:26, 5:28, 5:32, 5:37, 5:49, 5:54, 11:13, 13:36
- Book Six — 2:5, 2:38, 4:15, 4:19, 4:20, 4:32, 4:39, 4:40, 4:41, 5:1, 5:4, 5:8, 5:11, 5:23, 6:1, 6:3, 7:7, 8:15
- Book Seven — 10:26, 10:30
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Samuel — 1:9
- 2 Samuel — 22:7
- 1 Kings — 6:7, 6:34, 7:7, 7:36
- 2 Kings — 18:16, 23:4
- 1 Chronicles — 28:11, 28:20
- 2 Chronicles — 3:17, 4:22, 8:12, 15:8, 29:7
- Ezra (Alpha) — 6:17
- Judith — 4:2, 4:11
- 1 Maccabees — 1:22, 4:57, 7:36
- 2 Maccabees — 10:5, 15:18, 15:33
- Psalms — 17:7, 67:30, 143:12
- Sirach — 51:14
- Isaiah — 66:6
- Jeremiah — 24:1
- Baruch — 1:8
- Ezekiel — 8:16, 41:4, 41:25
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 5:2, 5:3
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 14:11, 14:14
- Amos — 8:3
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 23:16, 23:35, 27:51
- Mark — 15:38
- Luke — 23:45
- John — 2:21
- Revelation — 11:2, 14:15, 14:17, 15:6, 16:1, 16:17
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
- 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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