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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

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The Word became flesh and dwelt[fn] among us. We observed his glory, the glory as the one and only Son[fn] from the Father, full of grace and truth.

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For this reason they are before the throne of God,

and they serve him day and night in his temple.

The one seated on the throne will shelter[fn] them:

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Therefore rejoice, you heavens,

and you who dwell in them!

Woe to the earth and the sea,

because the devil has come down to you

with great fury,

because he knows his time is short.

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It began to speak[fn] blasphemies against God: to blaspheme his name and his dwelling ​— ​those who dwell in heaven.

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Then I heard a loud voice from the throne:[fn] Look, God’s dwelling[fn] is with humanity, and he will live with them. They will be his peoples,[fn] and God himself will be with them and will be their God.[fn]

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