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ἐπισκιάζω

MainId: 002000000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ε

StrongCodes: G1982

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 002000001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: verb

   RelatedLemmas: [{'Word': 'σκιάζω', 'Meanings': [{'LanguageCode': 'en', 'Meaning': 'shade, overshadow'}, {'LanguageCode': 'zhT', 'Meaning': '陰，遮蓋'}]}, {'Word': 'σκιά', 'Meanings': []}]

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 002000001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 14.62

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Physical Events and States

      LEXSubDomains: Darkness

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-06-25 09:13:56

         DefinitionShort: to cause a shadow by interposing something between an object and a source of light

         Glosses: to cast a shadow upon

         Comments: In {S:04400501500042} there is a semantic duplication of the element of ‘shadow’ in view of the noun {L:σκιά} and the verb ἐπισκιάζω. In {S:04001700500014} the shining cloud would not produce the same kind of shadow as in the case of {S:04400501500042}, but it would be interposed between (1) the sun and (2) Jesus and his disciples. In {S:04001700500014} the shining cloud may thus be more like a covering than a shadow. The reference to this shining cloud in {S:04001700500014} as the Shekinah of God is discussed in {D:14.49} and {D:14.50}.|In {S:04200103500030} ἐπισκιάζω is used figuratively in speaking of the agency of the Holy Spirit in causing Mary to conceive: πνεῦμα ἅγιον ἐπελεύσεται ἐπὶ σέκαὶ δύναμις ὑψίστου ἐπισκιάσει σοι the Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.|In a number of languages it is not possible, however, to translate ἐπισκιάζω literally as ‘overshadow.’ It may therefore be necessary to use some such expression as the power of the Most High will come to you or God’s power will come upon you. A strictly literal rendering of ἐπισκιάζω in {S:04200103500030} could be interpreted in some languages as being a rather crude reference to sexual intercourse, and this interpretation should be avoided.

      LEXReferences: MAT 17:5, MARK 9:7, LUKE 1:35, LUKE 9:34, ACTs 5:15