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Lexicon :: Strong's G4638 - skēnōma

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σκήνωμα
Transliteration
skēnōma (Key)
Pronunciation
skay'-no-mah
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:383,1040

Strong’s Definitions

σκήνωμα skḗnōma, skay'-no-mah; from G4637; an encampment, i.e. (figuratively) the Temple (as God's residence), the body (as a tenement for the soul):—tabernacle.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G4638 in the following manner: tabernacle (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G4638 in the following manner: tabernacle (3x).

  1. a tent, a tabernacle

    1. of the temple as God's habitation

    2. of the tabernacle of the covenant

    3. metaph. of the human body as the dwelling of the soul

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σκήνωμα skḗnōma, skay'-no-mah; from G4637; an encampment, i.e. (figuratively) the Temple (as God's residence), the body (as a tenement for the soul):—tabernacle.
STRONGS G4638:
σκήνωμα, σκηνώματος, τό (σκηνόω), a tent, tabernacle: of the temple as God's habitation, Acts 7:46 (Psalm 14:1 (Ps. 15:1); Psalm 25:8 (Ps. 26:8); Psalm 42:3 (Ps. 43:3); Psalm 45:5 (Ps. 46:5); Pausanias, 3, 17, 6; of the tabernacle of the covenant, 1 Kings 2:28); metaphorically, of the human body as the dwelling of the soul (see σκῆνος): ἐν τῷ σκηνώματι εἶναι, of life on earth, 2 Peter 1:15; ἀπόθεσις (the author blending the conceptions of a tent and of a covering or garment, as Paul does in 2 Corinthians 5:2), ibid. 14. (Euripides, Xenophon, Plutarch, others; the Sept. for אֹהֶל and מִשְׁכָן.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Kings
2:28
Psalms
14:1; 15:1; 25:8; 26:8; 42:3; 43:3; 45:5; 46:5
Acts
7:46
2 Corinthians
5:2
2 Peter
1:15

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Strong's Number G4638 matches the Greek σκήνωμα (skēnōma),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:46

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:46 - who enjoyed God’s favor and asked that he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:13 - I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:14 - because I know that I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
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