Lexicon skénoó: to have one's tent, dwell Original Word: σκηνόωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: skénoó Phonetic Spelling: (skay-no'-o) Short Definition: I dwell as in a tent, encamp Definition: I dwell as in a tent, encamp, have my tabernacle. HELPS word-Studies Cognate: 4637 skēnóō – properly, to pitch or live in a tent, "denoting much more than the mere general notion of dwelling" (M. Vincent). For the Christian, 4637 (skēnóō) is dwelling in intimate communion with the resurrected Christ – even as He who Himself lived in unbroken communion with the Father during the days of His flesh (Jn 1:14). See 4638 (skēnōma). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom skénéDefinitionto have one's tent, dwell NASB Translationdwell (3), dwelt (1), spread His tabernacle (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 4637: σκηνόωσκηνόω, σκήνω; future σκηνώσω; 1 aorist σκηνωσα; "to fix one's tabernacle, have one's tabernacle, abide (or live) in a tabernacle (or tent), tabernacle" (often in Xenophon; Demosthenes, p. 1257, 6); God σκηνώσει ἐπ' αὐτούς, will spread his tabernacle over them, so that they may dwell in safety and security under its cover and protection, Revelation 7:15; universally, equivalent to to dwell ( Judges 5:17): followed by ἐν with a dative of place, Revelation 12:12; Revelation 13:6 ( ἐν ταῖς οἰκίαις, Xenophon, an. 5, 5, 11); ἐν ἡμῖν, among us, John 1:14; μετά τίνος, with one, Revelation 21:3; σύν τίνι, to be one's tent-mate, Xenophon, Cyril 6, 1, 49. (Compare: ἐπισκηνόω, κατασκηνόω.)
Strong's dwell. From skenos; 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) -- dwell. see GREEK skenos |
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