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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.)
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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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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:14 - And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son[fn] from the Father, full of grace and truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:15 - “Therefore they are before the throne of God,
and serve him day and night in his temple;
and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:12 - Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:6 - It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling,[fn] that is, those who dwell in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:3 - And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place[fn] of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people,[fn] and God himself will be with them as their God.[fn]
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