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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

σκιά

Lemmaσκιά
Citation formσκιά, ᾶς, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossa shadow, thick darkness, an outline
Strong’sG4639
Transliterationskiá
Definition"shade" or a shadow (literally or figuratively (darkness of error or an adumbration))
KJV glosses:-- shadow.
Derivationapparently a primary word
SBLGNT occurrences7

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
σκιὰ
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Acts 5:15
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Colossians 2:17
σκιᾷ
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Matthew 4:16
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Luke 1:79
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Hebrews 8:5
σκιὰν
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Mark 4:32
Σκιὰν
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Hebrews 10:1

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

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

Additional Greek lexicons

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