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)
any heathen temple or shrine
metaph. the spiritual temple consisting of the saints of all ages joined together by and in Christ
Bibliography Information
Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Naos". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon". <http://www.studylight.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=3485>.
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