Strong's Lexicon
G4633 — σκηνή
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4633 |
|---|---|
| Word: | σκηνή |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | apparently akin to G4632 and G4639 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 20 |
| Transliteration: | skene |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | skay-nay' |
| Meaning: | 1. a tent or cloth hut {literally or figuratively} |
| KJV Renderings: | habitation, tabernacle |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σκηνή, σκηνῆς, ἡ (from the root, ska ’to cover’ etc.; cf. σκιά, σκότος, etc.; Latincasa, cassis, castrum; English shade, etc.; Curtius, § 112; Vanicek, p. 1054f), from (Aeschylus), Sophocles and Thucydides down; the Sept. chiefly for àÉäÆì, often also for îÄùÀÑëÈÌï, also for ñËëÈÌä; a tent, tabernacle (made of green boughs, or skins, or other materials): Mat 17:4; Mar 9:5; Luk 9:33; Heb 11:9; αἱ αἰώνιοι σκηναί (see αἰώνιος, 3), Luk 16:9 (et dabo iis tabernacula aeterna quae praeparaveram illis, 4 (5) Esdr. ); of that well known movable temple of God after the pattern of which the temple at Jerusalem was subsequently built (cf. B. D., under the word ): Heb 8:5; Heb 9:1 Rec.st, 21; with τοῦ μαρτυρίου added (see μαρτύριον, c. at the end), Act 7:44; the temple is called σκηνή in Heb 13:10; σκηνή πρώτη, the front part of the tabernacle (and afterward of the temple), the Holy place, Heb 9:2; Heb 9:6; Heb 9:8; of the Holy of holies, Heb 9:3; the name is transferred to heaven, as the true dwelling-place of God and the prototype of the earthly ’tabernacle’ or sanctuary, Heb 9:11; Rev 13:6; hence, ἡ σκηνή ἡ ἀληθινή, heaven, Heb 8:2; with a reference to this use of the word, it is declared that when the kingdom of God is perfectly established ἡ σκηνή τοῦ Θεοῦ will be μετά τῶν (after the analogy of σκηνουν μετά τίνος), Rev 21:3; ὁ ναός τῆς σκηνῆς τοῦ μαρτυρίου (see μαρτύριον, c. at the end), the heavenly temple, in which was the tabernacle of the covenant, i. e. the inmost sanctuary oradytum, Rev 15:5. ἡ σκηνή τοῦ Μολόχ, the tabernacle i. e. portable shrine of Moloch, Act 7:43 (for the Orientals on their journeys and military expeditions used to carry with them their deities, together with shrines for them; hence, ἡ ἱερά σκηνή of the Carthaginians in Diodorus 20, 65, where see Wesseling (but cf. ñÄëÌåÌú in Mhlau and Volck’s Gesenius, or the recent commentaries on Amo 5:26)). ἡ σκηνή Δαυίδ (from Amo 9:11 for ñËëÈÌä), the hut (tabernacle) of David, seems to be employed, in contempt, of his house, i. e. family reduced to decay and obscurity, Act 15:16 (otherwise ãÈÌåÄã àÉäÆì in Isa 16:5).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
σκηνή (habitation)
Matthew 17:4
- KJV: Then answered Peter and said unto Jesus Lord it is good for us to be here if thou wilt let us make here three tabernacles one for thee and one for Moses and one for Elias
- GK: αποκριθείς δε ο Πέτρος είπεν τω Ιησού κύριε καλόν εστιν ημάς ώδε είναι ει θέλεις ποιήσωμεν ώδε τρεις σκηνάς σοι μίαν και Μωσή μίαν και μίαν Ηλία
Mark 9:5
- KJV: And Peter answered and said to Jesus Master it is good for us to be here and let us make three tabernacles one for thee and one for Moses and one for Elias
- GK: και αποκριθείς ο Πέτρος λέγει τω Ιησού ραββί καλόν εστιν ημάς ώδε είναι και ποιήσωμεν σκηνάς τρείς σοι μίαν και Μωσεί μίαν και Ηλία μίαν
Luke 9:33
- KJV: And it came to pass as they departed from him Peter said unto Jesus Master it is good for us to be here and let us make three tabernacles one for thee and one for Moses and one for Elias not knowing what he said
- GK: και εγένετο εν τω διαχωρίζεσθαι αυτούς απ΄ αυτού είπεν ο Πέτρος προς τον Ιησούν επιστάτα καλόν εστιν ημάς ώδε είναι και ποιήσωμεν σκηνάς τρείς μίαν σοι και Μωσεί μίαν και μίαν Ηλία μη ειδώς ο λέγει
Luke 16:9
- KJV: And I say unto you Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness that when ye fail they may receive you into everlasting habitations
- GK: καγώ υμίν λέγω ποιήσατε εαυτοίς φίλους εκ του μαμωνά της αδίκιας ίνα όταν εκλείπητε δέξωνται υμάς εις τας αιωνίους σκηνάς
Acts 7:43
- KJV: Yea ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of your god Remphan figures which ye made to worship them and I will carry you away beyond Babylon
- GK: και ανελάβετε την σκηνήν του Μολόχ και το άστρον του θεού υμών Ρεμφάν τους τύπους ους εποιήσατε προσκυνείν αυτοίς και μετοικιώ υμάς επέκεινα Βαβυλώνος
Acts 7:44
- KJV: Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness as he had appointed speaking unto Moses that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen
- GK: η σκηνή του μαρτυρίου ην τοις πατράσιν ημών εν τη ερήμω καθώς διετάξατο ο λαλών τω Μωυσή ποιήσαι αυτήν κατά τον τύπον ον εωράκει
Acts 15:16
- KJV: After this I will return and will build again the tabernacle of David which is fallen down and I will build again the ruins thereof and I will set it up
- GK: μετά ταύτα αναστρέψω και ανοικοδομήσω την σκηνήν Δαβίδ την πεπτωκυίαν και τα κατεσκαμμένα αυτής ανοικοδομήσω και ανορθώσω αυτήν
Hebrews 8:2
- KJV: A minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched and not man
- GK: των αγίων λειτουργός και της σκηνής της αληθινής ην έπηξεν ο κύριος και ουκ άνθρωπος
Hebrews 8:5
- KJV: Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle for See saith he thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount
- GK: οίτινες υποδείγματι και σκιά λατρεύουσι των επουρανίων καθώς κεχρημάτισται Μωϋσης μέλλων επιτελείν την σκηνήν όρα γαρ φησι ποιήσεις πάντα κατά τον τύπον τον δειχθέντα σοι εν τω όρει