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Hand-made

χειροποίητοςStrong’s G5499

cheiropoiētos

Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament

In short

Cheiropoiētos is the Greek word usually translated “made by hands”, “hand-made” and “made with hands”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.

“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.”
Mark 14:58 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “made by hands”, “hand-made” and “made with hands”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • made by hands 3
  • hand-made 2
  • made with hands 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 2
  • Hebrews 2
  • Mark 1
  • Ephesians 1

4 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

χειροποίητος cheiropoiētos · hand-made

χειρο-ποίητος, -ον (χείρ, ποιέω), [in LXX (of idols) for אֱלִיל ;] made by hand (i.e. of human handiwork): of temples, Mrk.14:58, Act.7:48 17:24, Heb.9:11, 24; of circumcision, Eph.2:11.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.