What does κατασκηνόω (kataskēnóō) mean in the Bible?
κατασκηνόω (kataskēnóō) is a Greek word meaning "to dwell".
Greek · G2681
κατασκηνόω
To dwell
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κατασκηνόωG2681
Pronunciationkataskēnóō
What does κατασκηνόω (kataskēnóō) mean in the Bible?
κατασκηνόω (kataskēnóō) is a Greek word meaning "to dwell".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2681?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include nest (2), nested (1), will dwell (1).
Where does κατασκηνόω (kataskēnóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 13:32. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Luke (1), Mark (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itnest2×Matthew 13:32, Mark 4:32
nested1×Luke 13:19
will dwell1×Acts 2:26
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 13:32
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
Matthew1Mark1Luke1Acts1
Source forms
κατασκηνοῦν*2xkataskēnounMatthew 13:32, Mark 4:32
κατασκηνώσει1xkataskēnōseiActs 2:26
κατεσκήνωσεν1xkateskēnōsenLuke 13:19
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Active2xMatthew 13:32, Mark 4:32
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xLuke 13:19
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 2:26
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to dwell
Strong'sG2681
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to dwell
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 13:32Verb Present Active Infinitive
κατασκηνοῦνkataskhnoun
I encamp, tabernacle, dwell
Read verseMark 4:32Verb Present Active Infinitive
κατασκηνοῦν.kataskhnoun
I encamp, tabernacle, dwell
Read verseLuke 13:19Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
κατεσκήνωσενkateskhnwsen
I encamp, tabernacle, dwell
Read verseActs 2:26Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
κατασκηνώσειkataskhnwsei
I encamp, tabernacle, dwell
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms4TensesPresent, Aorist, FutureVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract2×
Present ActiveMatt 13:32 · Mark 4:322×
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Aorist ActiveLuke 13:191×
Future ActiveActs 2:261×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2future1aorist1
Voice
active4
Mood
indicative2infinitive2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
κατασκηνόω is built from these roots: