What does σκηνή · ἀληθινός mean in the Bible?
σκηνή · ἀληθινός is a Greek phrase meaning "true tent; real sanctuary".
Greek · G4633, G228
σκηνῆς τῆς ἀληθινῆς
A tent or cloth hut (literally or figuratively) · truthful
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σκηνή G4633 a tent or cloth hut (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation skēnḗ
Temporary dwelling that shifts from literal tent to tabernacle to heaven's eternal dwelling place
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ἀληθινός G228 truthful
Pronunciation alēthinós
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What does σκηνῆς τῆς ἀληθινῆς (skēnēs tēs alēthinēs) mean in the Bible?
σκηνή · ἀληθινός is a Greek phrase meaning "true tent; real sanctuary".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4633, G228?
G4633, G228 is connected to 20 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. true tent; real sanctuary
Source Gloss
true tent; real sanctuary
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 6 Aligned forms 20 Case pattern Accusative (10) Number pattern Singular (15)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Acts 7:44 · Heb 9:2 · Heb 9:3 · Rev 21:3 4×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Heb 8:2 · Heb 9:8 · Heb 9:11 · Rev 15:5 4×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Heb 11:9 1×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Heb 13:10 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Acts 7:43 · Acts 15:16 · Heb 8:5 · Heb 9:6 · Heb 9:21 · Rev 13:6 6×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 17:4 · Mark 9:5 · Luke 9:33 · Luke 16:9 4×
Word Origins
σκηνῆς τῆς ἀληθινῆς is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain