Strong G886ἀχειροποίητος

not man-made

Transliteration
acheiropoiētos
Pronunciation
akh-i-rop-oy'-ay-tos
Morphology
Greek Adjective

Definition

From G1 (as a negative particle) and G5499; unmanufactured that is inartificial: - made without (not made with) hands.

Detailed definition

ἀ-χειρο-ποίητος, -ον
(χειροποίητος)
not made by hands: Mrk.14:58, 2Co.5:1; metaphorically, περιτομή ἀ. (i.e. spiritual ), Col.2:11 (MM, see word).†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G886 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • hand2
  • make1

First verses

  1. Mark 14:58
    We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
  2. 2 Corinthians 5:1
    For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
  3. Colossians 2:11
    In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀχειρο-ποίητος, ον,
not made by hands, of buildings and statues, [NT (NT.Mark.14.58, NT.2Cor.5.1)]; ἀ. περιτομή, i.e. spiritual, [NT (NT.Col.2.11.)]