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σκηνή

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaσκηνή
Citation formσκηνή, ῆς, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossa tent, tabernacle
Strong’sG4633
Transliterationskēnḗ
Definitiona tent or cloth hut (literally or figuratively)
KJV glosses:--habitation, tabernacle.
Derivationapparently akin to and
SBLGNT occurrences20

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
σκηναῖς
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Hebrews 11:9
σκηνάς
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Matthew 17:4
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Mark 9:5
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Luke 16:9
σκηνὰς
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Luke 9:33
σκηνὴ
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Acts 7:44
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Hebrews 9:2
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Hebrews 9:3
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Revelation 21:3
σκηνῇ
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Hebrews 13:10
σκηνὴν
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Acts 15:16
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Acts 7:43
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Hebrews 9:21
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Hebrews 9:6
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Revelation 13:6
σκηνήν
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Hebrews 8:5
σκηνῆς
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 8:2
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 9:11
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 9:8
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Revelation 15:5

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: σκηνη.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for σκηνή with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.

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