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Koine Greek wordlink #144957

SR GNT Heb 11:9 σκηναῖς (skaʸnais) ‘as a stranger in tents having dwelt with Isaʼak/(Yiʦḩāq)’ Strongs=46330 Lemma=skēnē
Word role=noun case=dative gender=feminine number=plural
Year=64 AD

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Only use of identical word form σκηναῖς (N-DFP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘σκηναῖς’ (N-DFP) is always and only glossed as ‘tents’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘skēnē’ have 5 different glosses: ‘a tent’, ‘dwellings’, ‘tent’, ‘tent room’, ‘tents’.

Greek words (4) other than σκηναῖς (N-DFP) with a gloss related to ‘tents’

YHN 7:2 σκηνοπηγία (skaʸnopaʸgia) N-NFS Lemma=skēnopēgia ‘of the Youdaiōns the tents’ SR GNT Yhn 7:2 word 9

OET-LV: 2 And it _was near the feast of _the Youdaiōns the tents. (JHN_7:2)

OET-RV: 2 As it was now getting close to the Jewish Feast With Tents, (JHN 7:2)

MARK 9:5 σκηνάς (skaʸnas) N-AFP ‘and we may make three tents for you one and’ SR GNT Mark 9:5 word 24

OET-LV: 5 And the Petros answering is _saying to_ the _Yaʸsous: My _great_one, it _is good for _us to _be here, and we _may _make three tents, one for _you, and one for _Mōsaʸs, and one for _Aʸlias. (MRK_9:5)

OET-RV: 5 Peter said to Yeshua, “Teacher, it’s good that we’re here. Maybe we could make three shelters up here: one for you and one for Mosheh and one for Eliyah?” (MRK 9:5)

MAT 17:4 σκηνάς (skaʸnas) N-AFP ‘I will_be making here three tents for you one and’ SR GNT Mat 17:4 word 20

OET-LV: 4 And the Petros answering, said to_ the _Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa): master, it _is good us to _be here. If you _are _wanting, I _will _be _making three tents here, one for _you, and one for _Mōsaʸs, and one for _Aʸlias. (MAT_17:4)

OET-RV: 4 Then Peter spoke up and said to Yeshua, “Master, it’s good that we’re here. If you want, I could make three shelters here: one for you and one for Mosheh and one for Eliyah.” (MAT 17:4)

LUKE 9:33 σκηνάς (skaʸnas) N-AFP ‘to_be and we may make tents three one for you’ SR GNT Luke 9:33 word 31

OET-LV: 33 And it _became at the time them to _be _being _departed from him, the Petros said to the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa): Master, it _is good for _us here to _be, and we _may _make three tents: one for _you, and one for _Mōsaʸs, and one for _Aʸlias, not having _known what he _is _saying. (LUK_9:33)

OET-RV: 33 but when it was time for the two to leave, Peter said to Yeshua, “Master, it’s good that we’re here. We could make three shelters: one for you, one for Mosheh, and one for Eliyah.” (But he didn’t really know what he was saying.) (LUK 9:33)

Key: N=noun AFP=accusative,feminine,plural DFP=dative,feminine,plural NFS=nominative,feminine,singular