UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Notes: κατασκήνωσις in the sense of nest is the only artifact in this domain which is not made by humans, but this in no way precludes it from being classified in this domain.

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: κατασκήνωσις; -εως

Related lemmas: κατασκηνόω

Sense 1: nest

Semantic entry: 6.146

Semantic domains: Artifacts

Subdomains: Containers

Definition: a construction built by birds in connection with brooding and raising their young{N:001}

Notes: It is possible to understand κατασκήνωσις in RV MAT 8:20 · LV MAT 8:20 · Read together MAT 8:20 as simply a sheltered place, but the most natural interpretation would appear to be ‘nest.’

MAT 8:20: RV MAT 8:20 · LV MAT 8:20 · Read together MAT 8:20

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OET-RV MAT 8:20

20 “Foxes have burrows,” said Yeshua, “and birds have their nests, but the son of humanity doesn’t even have a place to lay his head.”

OET-LV MAT 8:20

20 And the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) is _saying to _him:
- Foxes are _having burrows and the birds of _the sky nests, but the the_son of_ the _man is _having not somewhere he _may _be _laying his head.

LUK 9:58: RV LUK 9:58 · LV LUK 9:58 · Read together LUK 9:58

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OET-RV LUK 9:58

58 “Foxes have their burrows,” he responded, “and the birds have their nests, but the son of humanity has no home where he can lie down and relax.”

OET-LV LUK 9:58

58 And the Yaʸsous said to _him:
- foxes are _having burrows, and the birds of _the sky nests, but the son of_ the _man is_ not _having somewhere his head may _be _laying.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

κατασκήνωσις

Form 1

Sense 1: nest