noun · neuter
skepasmem
Greekσκέπασμα (skepasma)
Strong’sG4629
clothing
stem skepasm-once in the New Testament0 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* σκέπασμα, -τος, τό
(< σκεπάζω, to cover),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4629 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidskep'-as-mah
perhaps akin to the base of G4649 through the idea of noticeableness); clothing
Fromfrom a derivative of σκέπας (a covering;
King Jamesraiment.
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 | skepasmem | skepasmeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | skepasmeu | skepasmeiu |
| to, for dative | skepasme | skepasmei |
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
skepasme 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
skepasmeim1×
1 Timothy 6:8“clothing”echarōtois de diatrofain kai skepasmeim, houtei arkini.But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.