verb
kataskēnamō
Strong’sG2681
I encamp, tabernacle, dwell
stem kataskēn-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
κατα-σκηνόω, -ῶ,
[in LXX chiefly for שׁכךְ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2681 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
take up one's quarters, encamp, εἰς.. LXX+6th c.BC+: generally, rest, LXX; settle, of birds, NT: metaphorically, Refs 3rd c.AD+.
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| kataskēnatiκατασκηνώσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | live | 1× |
| kataskēnataκατεσκήνωσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | nested | 1× |
| kataskēnarōκατασκηνοῦν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | nest | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataskēnamō | kataskēname | kataskēnami | kataskēnama | kataskēnamē | kataskēnamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kataskēnasō | kataskēnase | kataskēnasi | kataskēnasa | kataskēnasē | kataskēnaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataskēnatō | kataskēnate | kataskēnati1×κατασκηνώσει | kataskēnata1×κατεσκήνωσεν | kataskēnatē | kataskēnatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kataskēnanō | kataskēnane | kataskēnani | kataskēnana | kataskēnanē | kataskēnanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataskēnavō | kataskēnave | kataskēnavi | kataskēnava | kataskēnavē | kataskēnavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kataskēnalō | kataskēnale | kataskēnali | kataskēnala | kataskēnalē | kataskēnalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataskēnameiō | kataskēnameia | kataskēnameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kataskēnaseiō | kataskēnaseia | kataskēnaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataskēnateiō | kataskēnateia | kataskēnateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kataskēnaneiō | kataskēnaneia | kataskēnaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataskēnaveiō | kataskēnaveia | kataskēnaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kataskēnaleiō | kataskēnaleia | kataskēnaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kataskēnasōr | kataskēnasar | kataskēnasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataskēnatōr | kataskēnatar | kataskēnatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataskēnavōr | kataskēnavar | kataskēnavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kataskēnalōr | kataskēnalar | kataskēnalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataskēnamoiō | kataskēnamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kataskēnasoiō | kataskēnasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataskēnatoiō | kataskēnatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kataskēnanoiō | kataskēnanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataskēnavoiō | kataskēnavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kataskēnaloiō | kataskēnaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kataskēnarō2×κατασκηνοῦν | kataskēnari | kataskēnara | kataskēnarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kataskēnarōntos | kataskēnarintos | kataskēnarantos | kataskēnarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
kataskēn is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
kataskēnati“live”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 2:26“live”… ēti de kai tas sarkas mu kataskēnati epi elpida;… glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope,
kataskēnata“nested”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 13:19… dendrem, kai teim peteineim tou ouranou kataskēnata en toi kladoi auteu.… and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”
kataskēnarō“nest”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive2×
Matthew 13:32… erchara teim peteineim tou ouranou kai kataskēnarō en toi kladoi auteu.… birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
Mark 4:32… skian auteu teim peteineim tou ouranou kataskēnarō.… that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”