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== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_79129" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_79129" /> == | ||
<div> '''1: | <div> '''1: '''''Ναός''''' ''' (Strong'S #3485 — Noun Masculine — naos — nah-os' ) </div> <p> "the inmost part of a temple, a shrine," is used in the plural in Acts 19:24 , of the silver models of the pagan "shrine" in which the image of Diana (Greek Artemis) was preserved. The models were large or small, and were signs of wealth and devotion on the part of purchasers. The variety of forms connected with the embellishment of the image provided "no little business" for the silver-smiths. See Temple. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_174575" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_174575" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_60938" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_60938" /> == | ||
<p> ( | <p> ( '''''Ναός''''' , Acts 19:24, a ''Temple,'' as elsewhere rendered), a miniature copy of the [[Temple]] of Diana at Ephesus containing a small image of the goddess. (See Diana). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_8506" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_8506" /> == | ||
