The meaning of “σκηνή”
Understanding skēnḗ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
apparently akin to σκεῦος and σκιά habitation, tabernacle. - a tent or cloth hut (literally or figuratively)
σκηνή
apparently akin to σκεῦος and σκιά habitation, tabernacle. - a tent or cloth hut (literally or figuratively)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 17:4 | “Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.” Word: σκηνή (skēnḗ) | |
| Mark 9:5 | “And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.” Word: σκηνή (skēnḗ) | |
| Luke 16:9 | “And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.” Word: σκηνή (skēnḗ) | |
| Acts 7:44 | “Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.” Word: σκηνή (skēnḗ) | |
| Hebrews 9:8 | “The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:” Word: σκηνή (skēnḗ) |