KJV dictionary & concordance

temple

Meaning of “temple”

Sense 1: A sacred house, building, or place devoted to the worship or presence of God or an idol. Sense 2: Christ's body, expressly called the temple of his body. Sense 3: A believer's body, or believers collectively, called the temple of God or of the Holy Ghost. Sense 4: The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb, expressly called the temple of the city.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

204 occurrences182 verses30 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: 1 Samuel 1:9

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Nehemiah 6:10

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Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.

2 word occurrences in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Nehemiah 6:10 · retained source text

Afterward I came vnto the house of Shemaiah the sonne of Delaiah, the sonne of Mehetabel, who was shut vp, and he said, Let vs meet together in the house of God, within the Temple, and let vs shut the doores of the Temple; for they will come to slay thee, yea in the night wil they come to slay thee.

Nehemiah 6:11

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And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Nehemiah 6:11 · retained source text

And I said, Should such a man as I, flee? and who is there, that being as I am, would goe into the Temple to saue his life? I will not goe in.

Complete reference index — all 182 verses

1 Samuel 1:9 1 Samuel 3:3 2 Samuel 22:7 1 Kings 6:3 1 Kings 6:5 1 Kings 6:17 1 Kings 6:33 1 Kings 7:21 1 Kings 7:50 2 Kings 11:10 2 Kings 11:11 2 Kings 11:13 2 Kings 18:16 2 Kings 23:4 2 Kings 24:13 1 Chronicles 6:10 1 Chronicles 10:10 2 Chronicles 3:17 2 Chronicles 4:7 2 Chronicles 4:8 2 Chronicles 4:22 2 Chronicles 23:10 2 Chronicles 26:16 2 Chronicles 27:2 2 Chronicles 29:16 2 Chronicles 35:20 2 Chronicles 36:7 Ezra 3:6 Ezra 3:10 Ezra 4:1 Ezra 5:14 Ezra 5:15 Ezra 6:5 Nehemiah 6:10 Nehemiah 6:11 Psalms 5:7 Psalms 11:4 Psalms 18:6 Psalms 27:4 Psalms 29:9 Psalms 48:9 Psalms 65:4 Psalms 68:29 Psalms 79:1 Psalms 138:2 Isaiah 6:1 Isaiah 44:28 Isaiah 66:6 Jeremiah 7:4 Jeremiah 24:1 Jeremiah 50:28 Jeremiah 51:11 Ezekiel 8:16 Ezekiel 41:1 Ezekiel 41:4 Ezekiel 41:15 Ezekiel 41:20 Ezekiel 41:21 Ezekiel 41:23 Ezekiel 41:25 Ezekiel 42:8 Daniel 5:2 Daniel 5:3 Amos 8:3 Jonah 2:4 Jonah 2:7 Micah 1:2 Habakkuk 2:20 Haggai 2:15 Haggai 2:18 Zechariah 6:12 Zechariah 6:13 Zechariah 6:14 Zechariah 6:15 Zechariah 8:9 Malachi 3:1 Matthew 4:5 Matthew 12:5 Matthew 12:6 Matthew 21:12 Matthew 21:14 Matthew 21:15 Matthew 21:23 Matthew 23:16 Matthew 23:17 Matthew 23:21 Matthew 23:35 Matthew 24:1 Matthew 26:55 Matthew 26:61 Matthew 27:5 Matthew 27:40 Matthew 27:51 Mark 11:11 Mark 11:15 Mark 11:16 Mark 11:27 Mark 12:35 Mark 13:1 Mark 13:3 Mark 14:49 Mark 14:58 Mark 15:29 Mark 15:38 Luke 1:9 Luke 1:21 Luke 1:22 Luke 2:27 Luke 2:37 Luke 2:46 Luke 4:9 Luke 11:51 Luke 18:10 Luke 19:45 Luke 19:47 Luke 20:1 Luke 21:5 Luke 21:37 Luke 21:38 Luke 22:52 Luke 22:53 Luke 23:45 Luke 24:53 John 2:14 John 2:15 John 2:19 John 2:20 John 2:21 John 5:14 John 7:14 John 7:28 John 8:2 John 8:20 John 8:59 John 10:23 John 11:56 John 18:20 Acts 2:46 Acts 3:1 Acts 3:2 Acts 3:3 Acts 3:8 Acts 3:10 Acts 4:1 Acts 5:20 Acts 5:21 Acts 5:24 Acts 5:25 Acts 5:42 Acts 19:27 Acts 21:26 Acts 21:27 Acts 21:28 Acts 21:29 Acts 21:30 Acts 22:17 Acts 24:6 Acts 24:12 Acts 24:18 Acts 25:8 Acts 26:21 1 Corinthians 3:16 1 Corinthians 3:17 1 Corinthians 6:19 1 Corinthians 8:10 1 Corinthians 9:13 2 Corinthians 6:16 Ephesians 2:21 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Revelation 3:12 Revelation 7:15 Revelation 11:1 Revelation 11:2 Revelation 11:19 Revelation 14:15 Revelation 14:17 Revelation 15:5 Revelation 15:6 Revelation 15:8 Revelation 16:1 Revelation 16:17 Revelation 21:22

Where “temple” appears

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1 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses 2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Kings6 occurrences
6 verses 2 Kings8 occurrences
6 verses 1 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses 2 Chronicles12 occurrences
10 verses Ezra9 occurrences
6 verses Nehemiah3 occurrences
2 verses Psalms10 occurrences
10 verses Isaiah3 occurrences
3 verses Jeremiah6 occurrences
4 verses Ezekiel10 occurrences
9 verses Daniel2 occurrences
2 verses Amos1 occurrence
1 verse Jonah2 occurrences
2 verses Micah1 occurrence
1 verse Habakkuk1 occurrence
1 verse Haggai2 occurrences
2 verses Zechariah5 occurrences
5 verses Malachi1 occurrence
1 verse Matthew20 occurrences
17 verses Mark12 occurrences
11 verses Luke19 occurrences
19 verses John14 occurrences
14 verses Acts25 occurrences
24 verses 1 Corinthians7 occurrences
5 verses 2 Corinthians2 occurrences
1 verse Ephesians1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse Revelation16 occurrences
13 verses

Source order

Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

John 2:21

But he spake of the temple of his body.

1 Corinthians 3:16

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

1 Corinthians 6:19

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

Revelation 21:22

And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

2 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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A public edifice erected in honor of some deity. ... In Scripture, the tabernacle is sometimes called by this name. ... A place in which the divine presence specially resides.

volume 2, leaf 745, columns 2-3 (sacred-place noun entry, senses 1 and 3)