Strong's Lexicon

G644

G644 — ἀποσκίασμα

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekaposkiasmanounOccurrences: 1

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G644
Word:ἀποσκίασμα
Part of Speech:noun
Etymology:from a compound of G575 and a derivative of G4639
Language:Greek
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:aposkiasma
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ap-os-kee'-as-mah
Meaning:1. a shading off, i.e. obscuration
KJV Renderings:shadow

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἀποσκίασμα, ἀποσκιαστος, τό (σκιάζω, from σκιά), a shade cast by one object upon another, a shadow: τροπῆς ἀποσκίασμα shadow caused by revolution, Jas 1:17. Cf. ἀπαύγασμα.

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

ἀποσκίασμα (shadow)

James 1:17

KJV: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and cometh down from the Father of lights with whom is no variableness neither shadow of turning
GK: πάσα δόσις αγαθή και παν δώρημα τέλειον άνωθέν εστι καταβαίνον από του πατρός των φώτων παρ΄ ω ουκ ένι παραλλαγή η τροπής αποσκίασμα
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