"made by hand, artificial, material, Mk. 14:58; Acts 7:48; 17:24; Eph. 2:11; Heb. 9:11, 24*"
Definition and meaning
made by hand, artificial, material, Mk. 14:58; Acts 7:48; 17:24; Eph. 2:11; Heb. 9:11, 24*
In the original Greek the word is written: χειροποίητος
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 cheiropoietos (G5499) 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.
Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
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Common questions
Strong's G5499 (cheiropoietos) is a Greek word that means: made by hand, artificial, material, Mk. 14:58; Acts 7:48; 17:24; Eph. 2:11; Heb. 9:11, 24* It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word cheiropoietos (G5499) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5499 is cheiropoietos, a Greek word defined as: made by hand, artificial, material, Mk. 14:58; Acts 7:48; 17:24; Eph. 2:11; Heb. 9:11, 24*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
cheiropoietos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.