Strong G4638σκήνωμα
tent
- Transliteration
- skēnōma
- Pronunciation
- skay'-no-mah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
From G4637; an encampment that is (figuratively) the Temple (as God´ s residence) the body (as a tenement for the soul): - tabernacle.
Detailed definition
σκήνωμα, -τος, τό
(σκηνόω), [in LXX chiefly for אֹהֶל;]
a tent, tabernacle (cf. σκηνή, σκῆνος): of the temple as God's dwelling (Psa.132:5, al.), Act.7:46. Metaphorical, of the body: 2Pe.1:13-14.†
(AS)
(σκηνόω), [in LXX chiefly for אֹהֶל;]
a tent, tabernacle (cf. σκηνή, σκῆνος): of the temple as God's dwelling (Psa.132:5, al.), Act.7:46. Metaphorical, of the body: 2Pe.1:13-14.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4638 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- tabernacle3
First verses
- Acts 7:46Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
- 2 Peter 1:13Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
- 2 Peter 1:14Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
σκήν-ωμα, ατος, τό,
={σκήνημα}, mostly in plural, [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 616, “Ion” 1133, “Cyc.” 324, LXX.2Ki.7.23, +others, 2nd c.BC: Agatharchides Geographus 43, etc.)]; soldiers' quarters, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.4.16)]: singular, tent, [LXX (LXX.1Ki.4.10, +others)]
2 in singular metaphorically,= σκῆνος [NT (11, NT.2Pet.1.13; τὸ σ. τῆς ψυχῆς Sextus Pythagoreus “Sent.” 320.)]
3 temple, [LXX (LXX.Psa.14(15).1, +others)]: name of a building at Sparta, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 3.17.6.)]
4 = papilio, [Refs (“Corpus Glossariorum Latinorum”)] (perhaps in both senses, pavilion and butterfly, compare σκῆν).
={σκήνημα}, mostly in plural, [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 616, “Ion” 1133, “Cyc.” 324, LXX.2Ki.7.23, +others, 2nd c.BC: Agatharchides Geographus 43, etc.)]; soldiers' quarters, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.4.16)]: singular, tent, [LXX (LXX.1Ki.4.10, +others)]
2 in singular metaphorically,= σκῆνος [NT (11, NT.2Pet.1.13; τὸ σ. τῆς ψυχῆς Sextus Pythagoreus “Sent.” 320.)]
3 temple, [LXX (LXX.Psa.14(15).1, +others)]: name of a building at Sparta, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 3.17.6.)]
4 = papilio, [Refs (“Corpus Glossariorum Latinorum”)] (perhaps in both senses, pavilion and butterfly, compare σκῆν).