"not made with hands, Mk. 14:58; 2 Cor. 5:1; Col. 2:11*"
Definition and meaning
not made with hands, Mk. 14:58; 2 Cor. 5:1; Col. 2:11*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀχειροποίητος
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of acheiropoietos (G886) across the King James Bible.
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.
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.
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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Common questions
Strong's G886 (acheiropoietos) is a Greek word that means: not made with hands, Mk. 14:58; 2 Cor. 5:1; Col. 2:11* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word acheiropoietos (G886) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G886 is acheiropoietos, a Greek word defined as: not made with hands, Mk. 14:58; 2 Cor. 5:1; Col. 2:11*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
acheiropoietos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.