Strong's Lexicon
G4635
G4635 — σκηνοποιός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4635 |
|---|---|
| Word: | σκηνοποιός |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G4633 and G4160 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | skenopoios |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | skay-nop-oy-os' |
| Meaning: | 1. a manufacturer of tents |
| KJV Renderings: | tent-maker |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σκηνοποιός, σκηνοποιου, ὁ (σκηνή and ποιέω), a tent-real’cf, equivalent to σκηνορραφος (Aelian v. h. 2, 1); one that made small portable tents, of leather or cloth of goats’ hair (Latincilicium) or linen, for the use of travellers: Act 18:3 (cf. Meyer at the passage; Woldemar Schmidt in Herzog edition 2 vol. xi., p. 359f).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
σκηνοποιός (tent-maker)
Acts 18:3
- KJV: And because he was of the same craft he abode with them and wrought for by their occupation they were tentmakers
- GK: και διά το ομότεχνον είναι έμενε παρ΄ αυτοίς και ειργάζετο ήσαν γαρ σκηνοποιοί τη τέχνη