verb
skēnamō
Strong’sG4637
I dwell as in a tent, encamp
stem skēn-5 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 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.
σκηνόω, -ῶ
(< σκηνή), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁכֵן;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4637 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidskay-no'-o
to tent or encamp, i.e. (figuratively) to occupy (as a mansion) or (specially), to reside (as God did in the Tabernacle of old, a symbol of protection and communion)
Fromfrom G4636;
King Jamesdwell.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
pitch tents, encamp, ἐσκήνωσαν variant for{-ησαν} in Refs 5th c.BC+
2 ={σκηνέω} (which see entry near the end), live or dwell in a tent, ἐν τῷ ὁμοῦ σκηνοῦν probably conjecture in Refs: generally, settle, take up one's abode, κατὰ τὰς κώμας σκηνοῦν Refs; -οῦν ἐν ταῖς οἰκίαιςLXX+1st c.AD+:—hence in perfect passive, live or be, πόρρω ἐσκήνωται (variant{ἐσκήνηται}) τοῦ θανάσιμος εἶναι Refs 5th c.BC+
II transitive, pitch a tent, σκηνὰς.. σκηνώσας Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.2 τὸν τόπον τὸν νῦν σκενοῖ (sic) the place which he now inhabits, uncertain in Refs 3rd c.BC+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| skēnatiσκηνώσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | dwell | 2× |
| skēnataἐσκήνωσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | dwelt | 1× |
| skēnarōntoinσκηνοῦντας | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine | dwell | 1× |
| skēnarōntoirσκηνοῦντες | happening now · direct addresspresent active participle vocative plural masculine | dwell | 1× |
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, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skēnamō | skēname | skēnami | skēnama | skēnamē | skēnamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | skēnasō | skēnase | skēnasi | skēnasa | skēnasē | skēnaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skēnatō | skēnate | skēnati2×σκηνώσει | skēnata1×ἐσκήνωσεν | skēnatē | skēnatelē |
| we 1st person plural | skēnanō | skēnane | skēnani | skēnana | skēnanē | skēnanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skēnavō | skēnave | skēnavi | skēnava | skēnavē | skēnavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | skēnalō | skēnale | skēnali | skēnala | skēnalē | skēnalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skēnameiō | skēnameia | skēnameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | skēnaseiō | skēnaseia | skēnaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skēnateiō | skēnateia | skēnateiē |
| we 1st person plural | skēnaneiō | skēnaneia | skēnaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skēnaveiō | skēnaveia | skēnaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | skēnaleiō | skēnaleia | skēnaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | skēnasōr | skēnasar | skēnasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skēnatōr | skēnatar | skēnatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | skēnavōr | skēnavar | skēnavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | skēnalōr | skēnalar | skēnalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skēnamoiō | skēnamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | skēnasoiō | skēnasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skēnatoiō | skēnatoia |
| we 1st person plural | skēnanoiō | skēnanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | skēnavoiō | skēnavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | skēnaloiō | skēnaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | skēnarō | skēnari | skēnara | skēnarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | skēnarōntos2× | skēnarintos | skēnarantos | skēnarēntos |
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
skēn 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
skēnati“dwell”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Revelation 7:15“dwell”… kai tos kathorōntos epi tou thronou skēnati epi autoin.… His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
Revelation 21:3… tou theou meta toiu anthrōpoiu, kai skēnati meta autoiu, kai autois laois autou …… is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His …
skēnata“dwelt”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 1:14“dwelt”Kai tos logos sarkas geneta kai skēnata en ni, kai theasena tan doxan …The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
skēnarōntoin“dwell”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine1×
Revelation 13:6… skēnan autou, toin en to ourano skēnarōntoin.… name and His tabernacle — those who dwell in heaven.
skēnarōntoir“dwell”happening now · direct addresspresent active participle vocative plural masculine1×
Revelation 12:12… tois ouranoir kai tois en autoi skēnarōntoir. ouai tan gēan kai tan thalassan, …… rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the …