χειροποίητοςcheiropoíētos

made by hand (i.e.

Greek (New Testament) · G5499

Meanings

of human handiwork): of temples, Mark 14:58, Acts 7:48, Acts 17:24, Hebrews 9:11, Hebrews 9:24; of circumcision, Ephesians 2:11.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Mark 14:58 “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this Temple made with human hands, and in three days I will build another, made without human hands.’”
  • Acts 7:48 However, the Most High doesn’t live in temples made by human hands. As the prophet says,
  • Acts 17:24 “He is the God who made the world and everything in it. Since he is Lord of heaven and earth, he doesn’t live in man-made temples,
  • Ephesians 2:11 Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called “uncircumcised heathens” by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts.
  • Hebrews 9:11 So Christ has now become the High Priest over all the good things that have come. He has entered that greater, more perfect Tabernacle in heaven, which was not made by human hands and is not part of this created world.
  • Hebrews 9:24 For Christ did not enter into a holy place made with human hands, which was only a copy of the true one in heaven. He entered into heaven itself to appear now before God on our behalf.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.