Strong's Number 3485
Transliteration:
naos
{nah-os'}
Word Origin:
from a primary naio (to dwell)
TDNT:
4:880,625
Part of Speech:
noun masculine
Usage in the KJV:
temple 45, a shrine 1
Total: 46
Definition:
- used of the temple at Jerusalem, but only of the sacred edifice (or sanctuary) itself, consisting of the Holy place and the Holy of Holies (in classical Greek it is used of the sanctuary or cell of the temple, where the image of gold was placed which is distinguished from the whole enclosure)