G4636: σκῆνος
skēnos · “tent”
Definition
a hut or temporary residence, i.e. (figuratively) the human body (as the abode of the spirit)
KJV translates it as: tabernacle
Word origin: from G4633 (σκηνή);
Extended definition
σκῆνος, -ους, τό
[in LXX: Wis.9:15 * ;]
= σκηνή,
a tent, tabernacle (C.1., 3071). Metaphorical, of the body as the tabernacle of the soul: 2Co.5:1 5:4.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Wis.9:15 * ;]
= σκηνή,
a tent, tabernacle (C.1., 3071). Metaphorical, of the body as the tabernacle of the soul: 2Co.5:1 5:4.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G4636 is translated
- tent ×2
Bible verses with G4636 (skēnos)
Skēnos appears in 2 verses.
- 2 Corinthians 5:1
For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
- 2 Corinthians 5:4
For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.