GreekG2681Verb

κατασκηνόω

kataskēnoō

4Occurrences
G2681Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to camp down, i.e. haunt; figuratively, to remain

from G2596 (κατά) and G4637 (σκηνόω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to pitch one's tent, lodge, dwell: ὑπό, with accusative; ἐπ᾽ ἐλπιδι, (LXX).
LXX: chiefly for סָכַךְ

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

κατασκηνόω appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
1
Luke
1
Matthew
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

Acts 2:26BSB

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;my body also will dwell in hope,

Luke 13:19BSB

It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”

Matthew 13:32BSB

Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

Mark 4:32BSB

But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”

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