886. acheiropoiétos

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acheiropoiétos: Not made by human hands

Original Word: ἀχειροποίητος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: acheiropoiétos
Pronunciation: ah-khi-ro-POY-ay-tos
Phonetic Spelling: (akh-i-rop-oy'-ay-tos)
Definition: Not made by human hands
Meaning: not made with hands.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

not made with hands.

From a (as a negative particle) and cheiropoietos; unmanufactured, i.e. Inartificial -- made without (not made with) hands.

see GREEK a

see GREEK cheiropoietos

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and cheiropoiétos
Definition
not made by hands
NASB Translation
made with hands (1), made without hands (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 886: ἀχειροποίητος

ἀχειροποίητος, ἀχειροποίητον (χειροποίητος, which see), not made with hands: Mark 14:58; 2 Corinthians 5:1; Colossians 2:11 (where cf. Lightfoot). (Found neither in secular authors nor in the Sept. (Winer's Grammar, § 34, 3).)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: From the Greek prefix ἀ- (a-, "not") and χειροποίητος (cheiropoiētos, "made by hand")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἀχειροποίητος, the concept of things not made by human hands can be related to Hebrew terms that describe divine creation or actions, such as:

• Strong's Hebrew 4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה, ma'aseh): Work, deed, or act, often used to describe God's works.
• Strong's Hebrew 3027 (יָד, yad): Hand, often used metaphorically to describe human effort or divine intervention.

These Hebrew terms, while not direct equivalents, help to convey the biblical theme of divine versus human origin and action.

Usage: The term ἀχειροποίητος is used in the New Testament to describe things that are not crafted by human hands, often implying a divine or heavenly origin. It appears in contexts that contrast the earthly and the heavenly, the temporal and the eternal.

Context: The Greek term ἀχειροποίητος is a compound word that combines the negative prefix ἀ- with χειροποίητος, meaning "made by hand." This term is used in the New Testament to emphasize the divine or supernatural origin of certain things, contrasting them with those made by human effort.

In the New Testament, ἀχειροποίητος appears in two key passages:

• Mark 14:58 (BSB): "We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is not made by hands.’" Here, Jesus is quoted as speaking about the destruction of the physical temple and the establishment of a new, spiritual temple, indicating a shift from the physical to the spiritual, from the temporal to the eternal.

• 2 Corinthians 5:1 (BSB): "Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands." In this passage, Paul contrasts the temporary, earthly body with the eternal, heavenly dwelling that believers will receive, emphasizing the divine origin and permanence of the latter.

• Hebrews 9:11 (BSB): "But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands, that is, not of this creation." This verse highlights the superiority of Christ's priesthood and the heavenly tabernacle, which is not part of the created order and thus superior to the earthly tabernacle.

The use of ἀχειροποίητος underscores the distinction between the transient, imperfect works of human hands and the eternal, perfect works of God. It reflects a theological perspective that values the spiritual and eternal over the physical and temporal, pointing to the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises in the heavenly realm.

Forms and Transliterations

αχειροποιητον αχειροποίητον ἀχειροποίητον αχειροποιητω αχειροποιήτω ἀχειροποιήτῳ acheiropoieto acheiropoiētō acheiropoiḗtoi acheiropoiḗtōi acheiropoieton acheiropoiēton acheiropoíeton acheiropoíēton

Englishman's Concordance

Mark 14:58 Adj-AMS
GRK: ἡμερῶν ἄλλον ἀχειροποίητον οἰκοδομήσω
NAS: another made without hands.'
KJV: another made without hands.
INT: days another not made with hands I will build

2 Corinthians 5:1 Adj-AFS
GRK: ἔχομεν οἰκίαν ἀχειροποίητον αἰώνιον ἐν
NAS: a house not made with hands, eternal
KJV: an house not made with hands, eternal
INT: we have a house not made with hands eternal in

Colossians 2:11 Adj-DFS
GRK: περιετμήθητε περιτομῇ ἀχειροποιήτῳ ἐν τῇ
NAS: with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal
KJV: with the circumcision made without hands, in
INT: you were circumcised with circumcision not made by hand in the

Strong's Greek 886
3 Occurrences

ἀχειροποιήτῳ — 1 Occ.
ἀχειροποίητον — 2 Occ.