ἀχειροποίητος acheiropoíētos
Meaning
unmanufactured, i.e. inartificial
In the King James Version: made without (not made with) hands
Derivation: from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G5499 (χειροποίητος);
Where it is used
- Mark 14:58 “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”
- 2 Corinthians 5:1 For 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.
- Colossians 2:11 In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.