Lexicon aposkiasma: a shadow Original Word: ἀποσκίασμα, ατος, τόPart of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: aposkiasma Phonetic Spelling: (ap-os-kee'-as-mah) Short Definition: a shadow, a faint image or copy Definition: either a shadow cast by an object, or a faint image or copy of an object. HELPS word-Studies 644 aposkíasma (from 575 /apó, "from" and skiazō, "cast shade") – properly, a shadow created by turning. Typically shadows change according to the changing position of the sun (being short at midday and lengthy at nightfall). But God doesn't change (shorten or lengthen!)because He Himself is His the only absolute reference point! Unlike a shifting shadow, caused by revolution, the Lord is immutable and possesses all power and life in Himself. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom apo and skiazó (to overshadow, shade) Definitiona shadow NASB Translationshadow (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 644: ἀποσκίασμαἀποσκίασμα, ἀποσκιαστος, τό ( σκιάζω, from σκιά), a shade cast by one object upon another, a shadow: τροπῆς ἀποσκίασμα shadow caused by revolution, James 1:17. Cf. ἀπαύγασμα.
Strong's shadow. From a compound of apo and a derivative of skia; a shading off, i.e. Obscuration -- shadow. see GREEK apo see GREEK skia |
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