What does σκήνωμα (skḗnōma) mean in the Bible?
σκήνωμα (skḗnōma) is a Greek word meaning "tent".
Greek · G4638
σκήνωμα
Tent
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σκήνωμαG4638
Pronunciationskḗnōma
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 Ita dwelling place1×Acts 7:46
tent [ of my body ]1×2 Peter 1:13
this tent1×2 Peter 1:14
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 7:46
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Acts12 Peter2
Source forms
σκήνωμα1xskēnōmaActs 7:46
σκηνώματι1xskēnōmati2 Peter 1:13
σκηνώματός1xskēnōmatos2 Peter 1:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular1xActs 7:46
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular1x2 Peter 1:13
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular1x2 Peter 1:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. tent
Strong'sG4638
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms3 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
tent
Extended definitionSource: 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 corpusGreek 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 7:46Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
σκήνωμαskhnwma
a dwelling
Read verse2 Peter 1:13Noun Dative Singular Neuter
σκηνώματι,skhnwmati
a dwelling
Read verse2 Peter 1:14Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
σκηνώματόςskhnwmatov
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 patterns3Aligned forms3Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Neuter2 Pet 1:141×
Dative · Singular · Neuter2 Pet 1:131×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterActs 7:461×
Word Origins
σκήνωμα is built from this root: