ναός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *nahwós, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *nes- (“to join with, to conceal oneself”) and related to ναίω (naíō, “to dwell”), νέομαι (néomai, “to go or come back”). However, the existence of rare variants ναιός (naiós) and νειός (neiós) suggest a possible Pre-Greek origin.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

νᾱός • (nāós) m (genitive νᾱοῦ); second declension (Doric, Tragic, Koine)

  1. a temple
  2. innermost part of a temple, sanctuary, the part of the temple considered most pure and holy
    • 53 CE – 55 CE, Paul the Apostle, First Epistle to the Corinthians 3:16:
      οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ναὸς θεοῦ ἐστε καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ θεοῦ οἰκεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν;
      ouk oídate hóti naòs theoû este kaì tò pneûma toû theoû oikeî en humîn?
      • 1887 translation by Edwin Palmer
        Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Declension

Second declension of ὁ νᾱός; τοῦ νᾱοῖο (Doric)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ νᾱός
ho nāós 		τὼ νᾱώ
tṑ nāṓ 		τοὶ νᾱοί
toì nāoí
Genitive τοῦ νᾱοῖο
toû nāoîo 		τοῖν νᾱοῖν
toîn nāoîn 		τῶν νᾱῶν
tôn nāôn
Dative τῷ νᾱῷ
tôi nāôi 		τοῖν νᾱοῖν
toîn nāoîn 		τοῖς νᾱοῖς
toîs nāoîs
Accusative τὸν νᾱόν
tòn nāón 		τὼ νᾱώ
tṑ nāṓ 		τοὺς νᾱούς
toùs nāoús
Vocative νᾱέ
nāé 		νᾱώ
nāṓ 		νᾱοί
nāoí
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ναός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 995-6

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ναός (naós, “temple”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ναός • (naós) m (plural ναοί)

  1. (religion) place of worship: church, temple, mosque, synagogue

Declension

Declension of ναός
singular plural
nominative ναός • ναοί •
genitive ναού • ναών •
accusative ναό • ναούς •
vocative ναέ • ναοί •

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