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σκηνή

MainId: 004537000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: σ

StrongCodes: G4633

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 004537001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: σκηνή

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ῆς

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'σκηνόω', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 004537001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 7.9

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Constructions

      LEXSubDomains: Buildings

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-02-11 12:14:03

         DefinitionShort: a portable dwelling of cloth and/or skins, held up by poles and fastened by cords to stakes

         Glosses: tent

         Comments: In a number of languages ‘tent’ is simply ‘a house made of cloth.’ One should avoid terms which would imply a military tent or a temporary shelter used only on vacations or holidays. In OT times such tents were permanent dwellings of nomadic groups and were moved from place to place as livestock were transferred from one pasture area to another.

      LEXReferences: MAT 17:4, MARK 9:5, LUKE 9:33, LUKE 16:9, ACTs 7:43, HEB 11:9

      LEXLinks: realia:3.2

   2. LEXID: 004537001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 7.17

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Constructions

      LEXSubDomains: Buildings

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-02-11 12:14:03

         DefinitionShort: the relatively large tent used as a central place of worship by the Jews prior to the building of the Temple

         Glosses: ['tent', 'tabernacle tent']

         Comments: In a number of languages σκηνή[b] may be rendered as ‘the largest tent in which God lived’ or ‘the large tent for worshiping God’ or ‘the holy tent.’ In selecting a proper designation for σκηνή[b], it is important to indicate that the function of σκηνή[b] was essentially the same as that of the Temple; it was only a different type of construction and not a difference of use or of religious relevance.|Since σκηνή[b] refers to one unique object, it is essentially equivalent to a title.

      LEXReferences: ACTs 7:44, ACTs 15:16, HEB 8:2, HEB 8:5, HEB 9:2, HEB 9:3, HEB 9:6, HEB 9:8, HEB 9:11, HEB 9:21, HEB 13:10, REV 13:6, REV 15:5, REV 21:3

      LEXLinks: realia:3.15.2