Word Study · Strong's G4638 · Greek
σκήνωμα
skenoma
skay'-no-mah
Strong's 1890 spelling: skḗnōma
“an encampment, i.e. (figuratively) the Temple (as God's residence), the body (as a tenement for the soul)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an encampment, i.e. (figuratively) the Temple (as God's residence), the body (as a tenement for the soul)
Rendered in the KJV as
tabernacle.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- σκήνωμα1
- σκηνώματι,1
- σκηνώματός1
How it is rendered · 3
- a dwelling place1
- tabernacle1
- tabernacle,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular1
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular1
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- N-ASN · 1
- N-DSN · 1
- N-GSN · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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2 Peter2 occurrences
- 2 Peter 1:13σκηνώματι,skēnōmatinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularI think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,here: tabernacle,
- 2 Peter 1:14σκηνώματόςskēnōmatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularbecause I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.here: tabernacle