Word Study · Strong's G4636 · Greek
σκῆνος
skenos
skay'-nos
Strong's 1890 spelling: skēnos
“a hut or temporary residence, i.e. (figuratively) the human body (as the abode of the spirit)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a hut or temporary residence, i.e. (figuratively) the human body (as the abode of the spirit)
Rendered in the KJV as
tabernacle.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- σκήνει1
- σκήνους1
How it is rendered · 1
- tent2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular1
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- N-DSN · 1
- N-GSN · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
2 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 2 Corinthians 5:1σκήνουςskēnousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularNow 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.here: tent
- 2 Corinthians 5:4σκήνειskēneinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularSo 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.here: tent