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GreekG4636Noun (Neuter)

σκῆνος

skēnos

2Occurrences
G4636Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a hut or temporary residence, i.e. (figuratively) the human body (as the abode of the spirit)

from G4633 (σκηνή);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
= σκηνή, a tent, tabernacle (C.1., 3071). Metaphorical, of the body as the tabernacle of the soul.
LXX: *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Neuter)

Morphology Code

G:N-N

Full Description

Greek Noun, Neuter

Occurrences

σκῆνος appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Corinthians
2

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 5:1BSB

Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

2 Corinthians 5:4BSB

So while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.