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σκεῦος

MainId: 004536000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: σ

StrongCodes: G4632

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 004536001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, n.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: σκεῦος
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -ους
RelatedLemmas: [{'Word': 'ἀπαρασκεύαστος', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ἐπισκευάζομαι', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'κατασκευάζω', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'παρασκευάζω', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'παρασκευή', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'σκευή', 'Meanings': []}]
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 004536001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 6.1
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Artifacts
  LEXSubDomains: Artifacts [General Meaning]
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-02-11 12:05:43
    DefinitionShort: any kind of instrument, tool, weapon, equipment, container, or property
    Glosses: ['object', 'thing']
    Comments: The manner in which σκεῦος[a] is translated depends in many instances upon the specific context. It may, of course, be rendered by a highly generic expression such as English ‘thing,’ but wherever the context refers to some particular type of object, it is preferable to employ a specific referent. In {S:04402701700034}, for example, the reference of σκεῦος is generally understood to be the mainsail.
  LEXReferences: MAT 12:29, MARK 11:16, ACTs 10:11, ACTs 10:16, ACTs 27:17, HEB 9:21
2. LEXID: 004536001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 6.118
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Artifacts
  LEXSubDomains: Containers
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-02-11 12:05:43
    DefinitionShort: a highly generic term for any kind of jar, bowl, basket, or vase
    Glosses: ['vessel', 'container']
    Comments: In {S:04401001100016} and {S:04401001600020} σκεῦος[b] refers to a sheet (as a container) which was let down from heaven in Peter’s vision.|In a number of languages there is no relatively high generic term which may be used to refer to any type of vessel or container, and therefore one must employ more specific terms depending upon the context, even as in the case of most English translations in {S:04401001100016}, {S:06600202700018}, and {S:04200801600014}.
  LEXReferences: LUKE 8:16, YHN 19:29, ACTs 10:11, ACTs 10:16, ACTs 11:5, ROM 9:21, 2COR 4:7, 2TIM 2:20, 2TIM 2:21, HEB 9:21, REV 2:27, REV 18:12, REV 18:12
3. LEXID: 004536001003000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 57.20
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange
  LEXSubDomains: Have, Possess, Property, Owner
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-02-11 12:05:43
    DefinitionShort: objects which are possessed
    Glosses: ['goods', 'belongings', 'household furnishings']
  LEXReferences: MARK 3:27, LUKE 17:31
4. LEXID: 004536001004000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 9.21
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: People
  LEXSubDomains: Human Beings
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-02-11 12:05:43
    DefinitionShort: (a figurative extension of meaning of {L:σκεῦος}[a] ‘instrument, thing,’ {D:6.1}) a person in relation to a particular function or role
    Glosses: person
  LEXReferences: ACTs 9:15, ROM 9:22, ROM 9:23
5. LEXID: 004536001005000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 8.6
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Body, Body Parts, and Body Products
  LEXSubDomains: Body
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-02-11 12:05:43
    DefinitionShort: (a figurative extension of meaning of {L:σκεῦος}[a] ‘object, thing, instru ment,’ {D:6.1}, or of {L:σκεῦος}[b] ‘vessel,’ {D:6.118}) the human body
    Glosses: body
    Comments: It is also possible to interpret σκεῦος in {S:05200400400012} as meaning ‘wife,’ and for a discussion of this meaning and some of the problems involved in translation, see {D:10.55}. A further alternative meaning, and one closely related to the meaning of ‘body’ is ‘sexual life,’ so that this expression in {S:05200400400012} might be rendered as ‘each of you must gain mastery over his sexual life’ or, in the form τὸ ἑαυτοῦ σκεῦος κτᾶσθαι ἐν ἁγιασμῷ καὶ τιμῇ, ‘your sexual life should be holy and honorable’ (see {D:23.63}).
  LEXReferences: 1TH 4:4, 1PET 3:7
6. LEXID: 004536001006000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 10.55
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Kinship Terms
  LEXSubDomains: Kinship Relations Based upon Marriage
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-02-11 12:05:43
    DefinitionShort: (a figurative extension of meaning of {L:σκεῦος}[b] ‘vessel,’ {D:6.118}) a woman married to a man, with focus upon the sexual relation
    Glosses: wife
    Comments: The interpretation of σκεῦος in {S:05200400400012} has given rise to serious divisions of opinion as noted in {D:8.6}, where σκεῦος is interpreted as designating a person’s own body. The interpretation of σκεῦος as ‘wife’ is based upon a number of considerations. In the first place, the verb κτᾶσθαι ‘to get, to acquire’ ({D:57.58}) does not normally go with ‘body,’ while it fits well with the meaning of ‘wife.’ On the other hand, σκεῦος meaning ‘wife’ is nowhere else attested in Greek but is assumed in {S:05200400400012} to refer to a wife primarily on the strength of the particular interpretation of the context, in which {L:πορνεία} ‘immorality’ ({D:88.271}) in verse 3 and and ἐν πάθει ἐπιθυμίας ‘with a lustful desire’ ({D:25.30}) in verse 5 are assumed to point to the meaning of σκεῦος as ‘wife.’ In ancient Jewish literature a wife was euphemistically called a ‘vessel’ in contexts relating to sexual relations, and ‘vessel’ is a very common meaning of σκεῦος in Greek. If, therefore, one assumes a Semitic background for this Greek text, the statement in {S:05200400400012} would refer to the need for sexual life to be both holy and honorable (see {D:23.63}).
  LEXReferences: 1TH 4:4
7. LEXID: 004536001007000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 23.63
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Physiological Processes and States
  LEXSubDomains: Sexual Relations
  LEXCollocations: σκεῦος κτάομαι
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-02-11 12:05:43
    DefinitionShort: (an idiom, literally: to possess a vessel) a euphemistic manner of referring to sexual relations
    Glosses: sexual life
    Comments: It is also possible to understand σκεῦος in {S:05200400400012} as one’s wife (see {D:10.55}). σκεῦος in {S:05200400400012} may also be understood as one’s body, and therefore the phrase τὸ ἑαυτοῦ σκεῦος κτᾶσθαι may be rendered as ‘to control his own body’ (see {D:8.6}).
  LEXReferences: 1TH 4:4