ναός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ναϝός (Spartan)
• ναῦος (Aeolic)
• νεώς (Attic)
• νηός (Ionic)

Etymology

From ναίω "I dwell"

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /na͜a.ós/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /naːós/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /naós/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /naós/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /naós/

Noun

ναός (genitive ναοῦ) m, second declension; (nāos)

1. a temple
2. innermost part of a temple

Inflection

Second declension of νᾱός, νᾱοῦ

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ νᾱός	τὼ νᾱώ	οἱ νᾱοί
Genitive	τοῦ νᾱοῦ	τοῖν νᾱοῖν	τῶν νᾱῶν
Dative	τῷ νᾱῷ	τοῖν νᾱοῖν	τοῖς νᾱοῖς
Accusative	τὸν νᾱόν	τὼ νᾱώ	τοὺς νᾱούς
Vocative	νᾱέ	νᾱώ	νᾱοί

References

• LSJ
• Bauer lexicon
• Strong’s concordance number: G3485

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Greek

ναός

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ναός (nāos, “temple”)

Noun

ναός (naós) m,   plural ναοί

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

Declension

declension of ναός

	singular (ενικός)	plural (πληθυντικός)
nominative (ονομαστική)	ναός	ναοί
genitive (γενική)	ναού	ναών
accusative (αιτιατική)	ναό	ναούς
vocative (κλητική)	ναέ	ναοί