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Lexicon :: Strong's G4639 - skia

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σκιά
Transliteration
skia (Key)
Pronunciation
skee'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primary word
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:394,1044

Strong’s Definitions

σκιά skiá, skee'-ah; apparently a primary word; "shade" or a shadow (literally or figuratively (darkness of error or an adumbration)):—shadow.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G4639 in the following manner: shadow (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G4639 in the following manner: shadow (7x).

  1. shadow

    1. shade caused by the interception of light

    2. an image cast by an object and representing the form of that object

    3. a sketch, outline, adumbration

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σκιά skiá, skee'-ah; apparently a primary word; "shade" or a shadow (literally or figuratively (darkness of error or an adumbration)):—shadow.
STRONGS G4639:
σκιά, σκιᾶς, ἡ ((see σκηνή, at the beginning)), from Homer down, the Sept. for צֵל;
a. properly, shadow, i. e. shade caused by the interception of the light: Mark 4:32 (cf. Ezekiel 17:23); Acts 5:15; σκιά θανάτου, shadow of death (like umbra mortis, Ovid. metam. 5, 191, and umbra Erebi, Vergil Aen. 4, 26; 6, 404), 'the densest darkness' (because from of old Hades had been regarded as enveloped in thick darkness), tropically, the thick darkness of error (i. e. spiritual death; see θάνατος, 1): Matthew 4:16; Luke 1:79 (from Isaiah 9:1, where צַלְמָוֶת).
b. a shadow, i. e. an image cast by an object and representing the form of that object: opposed to σῶμα, the thing itself, Colossians 2:17; hence, equivalent to a sketch, outline, adumbration, Hebrews 8:5; opposed to εἰκών, the 'express' likeness, the very image, Hebrews 10:1 (as in Cicero, de off. 3, 17, 69nos veri juris solidam et expresssam effigiem nullam tenemus, umbra et imaginibus utimur).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
9:1
Ezekiel
17:23
Matthew
4:16
Mark
4:32
Luke
1:79
Acts
5:15
Colossians
2:17
Hebrews
8:5; 10:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4639 matches the Greek σκιά (skia),
which occurs 46 times in 42 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:36 - When Gaal saw them, he said to Zebul, “Look, there are people coming down from the hilltops!”
Zebul replied, “It’s just the shadows on the hills that look like men.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 20:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:9 - Isaiah replied, “This is the sign from the LORD to prove that he will do as he promised. Would you like the shadow on the sundial to go forward ten steps or backward ten steps?[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:10 - “The shadow always moves forward,” Hezekiah replied, “so that would be easy. Make it go ten steps backward instead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 20:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:11 - So Isaiah the prophet asked the LORD to do this, and he caused the shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial[fn] of Ahaz!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:15 - We are here for only a moment, visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a passing shadow, gone so soon without a trace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:5 - Let the darkness and utter gloom claim that day for its own.
Let a black cloud overshadow it,
and let the darkness terrify it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:2 - like a worker who longs for the shade,
like a servant waiting to be paid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:9 - For we were born but yesterday and know nothing.
Our days on earth are as fleeting as a shadow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:22 - “He uncovers mysteries hidden in darkness;
he brings light to the deepest gloom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:2 - We blossom like a flower and then wither.
Like a passing shadow, we quickly disappear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:29 - Their riches will not last,
and their wealth will not endure.
Their possessions will no longer spread across the horizon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:16 - My eyes are red with weeping;
dark shadows circle my eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:17 - The black night is their morning.
They ally themselves with the terrors of the darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:3 - They know how to shine light in the darkness
and explore the farthest regions of the earth
as they search in the dark for ore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:4 - Even when I walk
through the darkest valley,[fn]
I will not be afraid,
for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff
protect and comfort me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:19 - Yet you have crushed us in the jackal’s desert home.
You have covered us with darkness and death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:1 - For the choir director: A psalm[fn] of David, regarding the time he fled from Saul and went into the cave. To be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy!
I look to you for protection.
I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings
until the danger passes by.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:10 - Our shade covered the mountains;
our branches covered the mighty cedars.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:6 - You have thrown me into the lowest pit,
into the darkest depths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:11 - My life passes as swiftly as the evening shadows.
I am withering away like grass.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:10 - Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom,
imprisoned in iron chains of misery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:14 - He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom;
he snapped their chains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:23 - I am fading like a shadow at dusk;
I am brushed off like a locust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:4 - For they are like a breath of air;
their days are like a passing shadow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:12 - In the few days of our meaningless lives, who knows how our days can best be spent? Our lives are like a shadow. Who can tell what will happen on this earth after we are gone?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:12 - Wisdom and money can get you almost anything,
but only wisdom can save your life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:13 - The wicked will not prosper, for they do not fear God. Their days will never grow long like the evening shadows.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:3 - Young Woman
Like the finest apple tree in the orchard
is my lover among other young men.
I sit in his delightful shade
and taste his delicious fruit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:17 - Before the dawn breezes blow
and the night shadows flee,
return to me, my love, like a gazelle
or a young stag on the rugged mountains.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:6 - Before the dawn breezes blow
and the night shadows flee,
I will hurry to the mountain of myrrh
and to the hill of frankincense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:6 - It will be a shelter from daytime heat
and a hiding place from storms and rain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:2 - [fn] The people who walk in darkness
will see a great light.
For those who live in a land of deep darkness,[fn]
a light will shine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:8 - I will cause the sun’s shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial[fn] of Ahaz!’” So the shadow on the sundial moved backward ten steps.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:16 - And I have put my words in your mouth
and hidden you safely in my hand.
I stretched out[fn] the sky like a canopy
and laid the foundations of the earth.
I am the one who says to Israel,
‘You are my people!’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:4 - They shout, ‘Prepare for battle!
Attack at noon!’
‘No, it’s too late; the day is fading,
and the evening shadows are falling.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:16 - Give glory to the LORD your God
before it is too late.
Acknowledge him before he brings darkness upon you,
causing you to stumble and fall on the darkening mountains.
For then, when you look for light,
you will find only terrible darkness and gloom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:20 - Our king—the LORD’s anointed, the very life of our nation—
was caught in their snares.
We had thought that his shadow
would protect us against any nation on earth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:23 - It will become a majestic cedar, sending forth its branches and producing seed. Birds of every sort will nest in it, finding shelter in the shade of its branches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:6 - The birds nested in its branches,
and in its shade all the wild animals gave birth.
All the great nations of the world
lived in its shadow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:8 - It is the LORD who created the stars,
the Pleiades and Orion.
He turns darkness into morning
and day into night.
He draws up water from the oceans
and pours it down as rain on the land.
The LORD is his name!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:5 - Then Jonah went out to the east side of the city and made a shelter to sit under as he waited to see what would happen to the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:6 - And the LORD God arranged for a leafy plant to grow there, and soon it spread its broad leaves over Jonah’s head, shading him from the sun. This eased his discomfort, and Jonah was very grateful for the plant.
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