noun · neuter
skēnem
Greekσκῆνος (skēnos)
Strong’sG4636
a tent
stem skēn-2 times in the New Testament2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** σκῆνος, -ους, τό
[in LXX: Wi 9:15 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4636 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidskay'-nos
a hut or temporary residence, i.e. (figuratively) the human body (as the abode of the spirit)
Fromfrom G4633;
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James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | skēnem | skēneim |
| of, belonging to genitive | skēneu1×σκήνους | skēneiu |
| to, for dative | skēne1×σκήνει | skēnei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
skēne 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
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
skēneu“tent”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
2 Corinthians 5:1“tent”Oidanē gar hoti ean tas epigeias nu oikias teu skēneu kataluiteia, oikodoman ek theou echanō oikian acheiropoiētan aiōnian en toi ouranoi.For 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.
skēne“tent”to, fordative singular1×
2 Corinthians 5:4“tent”kai gar tois arōtois en te skēne stenazanō barirōtois epi he ouk thelanō ekduera alla ependuera, hina katapiniteia tem thnētem hupo tau zōau.For 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.