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Lexicon :: Strong's G4637 - skēnoō

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σκηνόω
Transliteration
skēnoō (Key)
Pronunciation
skay-no'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:385,1040

Strong’s Definitions

σκηνόω skēnóō, skay-no'-o; from G4636; to tent or encamp, i.e. (figuratively) to occupy (as a mansion) or (specially), to reside (as God did in the Tabernacle of old, a symbol of protection and communion):—dwell.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G4637 in the following manner: dwell (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G4637 in the following manner: dwell (5x).

  1. to fix one's tabernacle, have one's tabernacle, abide (or live) in a tabernacle (or tent), tabernacle

  2. to dwell

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σκηνόω skēnóō, skay-no'-o; from G4636; to tent or encamp, i.e. (figuratively) to occupy (as a mansion) or (specially), to reside (as God did in the Tabernacle of old, a symbol of protection and communion):—dwell.
STRONGS G4637:
σκηνόω, σκήνω; future σκηνώσω; 1 aorist σκηνωσα; "to fix one's tabernacle, have one's tabernacle, abide (or live) in a tabernacle (or tent), tabernacle" (often in Xenophon; Demosthenes, p. 1257, 6); God σκηνώσει ἐπ' αὐτούς, will spread his tabernacle over them, so that they may dwell in safety and security under its cover and protection, Revelation 7:15; universally, equivalent to to dwell (Judges 5:17): followed by ἐν with a dative of place, Revelation 12:12; Revelation 13:6 (ἐν ταῖς οἰκίαις, Xenophon, an. 5, 5, 11); ἐν ἡμῖν, among us, John 1:14; μετά τίνος, with one, Revelation 21:3; σύν τίνι, to be one's tent-mate, Xenophon, Cyril 6, 1, 49. (Compare: ἐπισκηνόω, κατασκηνόω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Judges
5:17
John
1:14
Revelation
7:15; 12:12; 13:6; 21:3

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Strong's Number G4637 matches the Greek σκηνόω (skēnoō),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:15 - “That is why they stand in front of God’s throne
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And he who sits on the throne
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And you who live in the heavens, rejoice!
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for the devil has come down to you in great anger,
knowing that he has little time.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:6 - And he spoke terrible words of blasphemy against God, slandering his name and his dwelling—that is, those who dwell in heaven.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:3 - I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them.[fn]
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