Word Study · Strong's G4637 · Greek
σκηνόω
skenoo
skay-no'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: skēnóō
“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)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
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)
Rendered in the KJV as
dwell.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- σκηνώσει2
- ἐσκήνωσεν1
- σκηνοῦντας.1
- σκηνοῦντες.1
How it is rendered · 5
- dwelling!1
- dwelling.1
- He dwelt1
- He will tabernacle1
- will tabernacle1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- verb · future active, statement · 3rd person singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · vocative (address) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-FAI-3S · 2
- V-AAI-3S · 1
- V-PAP-APM · 1
- V-PAP-VPM · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Revelation4 occurrences
- Revelation 7:15σκηνώσειskēnōseiverb · future active, statement · 3rd person singularFor this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.here: will tabernacle
- Revelation 12:12σκηνοῦντες.skēnountesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · vocative (address) · masculine pluralTherefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”here: dwelling!
- Revelation 13:6σκηνοῦντας.skēnountasverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine pluralAnd the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.here: dwelling.
- Revelation 21:3σκηνώσειskēnōseiverb · future active, statement · 3rd person singularAnd I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.here: He will tabernacle