What does σκήνωμα (skḗnōma) mean in the Bible?
σκήνωμα (skḗnōma) is a Greek word meaning "tent".
Greek · G4638
σκήνωμα
Tent
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σκήνωμα G4638
Pronunciation skḗnōma
What does σκήνωμα (skḗnōma) mean in the Bible?
σκήνωμα (skḗnōma) is a Greek word meaning "tent".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4638?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a dwelling place (1), tent [ of my body ] (1), this tent (1).
Where does σκήνωμα (skḗnōma) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 7:46. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (2), Acts (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 It a dwelling place 1× Acts 7:46
tent [ of my body ] 1× 2 Peter 1:13
this tent 1× 2 Peter 1:14
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 7:46
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Acts 1 2 Peter 2
Source forms
σκήνωμα 1x skēnōma Acts 7:46
σκηνώματι 1x skēnōmati 2 Peter 1:13
σκηνώματός 1x skēnōmatos 2 Peter 1:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Acts 7:46
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular 1x 2 Peter 1:13
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular 1x 2 Peter 1:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. tent
Strong's G4638
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 3 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
tent
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(σκηνόω), [in LXX chiefly for אֹהֶל ;] a tent, tabernacle (cf. σκηνή, σκῆνος): of the temple as God's dwelling (Psa.132:5, al.), Act.7:46. Metaphorical, of the body: 2Pe.1:13-14.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 7:46 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
σκήνωμα skhnwma
a dwelling
Read verse 2 Peter 1:13 Noun Dative Singular Neuter
σκηνώματι, skhnwmati
a dwelling
Read verse 2 Peter 1:14 Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
σκηνώματός skhnwmatov
a dwelling
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 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 3 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Singular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Neuter 2 Pet 1:14 1×
Dative · Singular · Neuter 2 Pet 1:13 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Acts 7:46 1×
Word Origins
σκήνωμα is built from this root:
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