Definition of "naos" []

• See cella. (noun)

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• "In Re 11: 19 naos is used in a local sense; compare also Re 14: 15, 17; 15: 5, 8. 2."
• "Presence (Gr. hieron, the temple-house; not the naos, which is the temple area, with its courts and porches), Lev."
• "[1856] The Greek word naos (naio) = dwelling-place."