Tent
σκηνήStrong’s G4633skēnē
Appears in 21 verses of the New Testament
In short
Skēnē is the Greek word usually translated “tabernacle”, “tabernacles” and “dwellings”. It appears in 21 verses of the New Testament.
“Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.”
Meaning
Usually translated “tabernacle”, “tabernacles” and “dwellings”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- tabernacle 14
- tabernacles 3
- a tabernacle 2
- dwellings 1
- tents 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 11
- Acts 3
- Revelation 3
- Luke 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 9:5And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
- Luke 9:33And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.
- Luke 16:9And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
- Acts 7:43Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
- Acts 7:44Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.
- Acts 15:16After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
Greek dictionary
σκηνή skēnē · tent
σκηνή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for אֹהֶל, also for מִשְׁכָּן, סֻכָּה, etc. ;] a tent, booth, tabernacle: Mat.17:4, Mrk.9:5, Luk.9:33, Heb.11:9; αἱ αἰώνιοι σ., Luk.16:9; of the Mosaic tabernacle, Heb.8:5 9:2-3, 6 9:8, 21; σ. τ. μαρτυρίου, Act.7:44; of its heavenly prototype, Heb.8:2 9:11, Rev.13:6 15:5 21:3; of the temple, Heb.13:10; ἡ σ. τοῦ Μολόχ, Act.7:43 (LXX); metaphorically, ἡ σ. Δαυείδ Act.15:16 (LXX).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “tent” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TENT, noun
[Latin tentorium, from tendo, to stretch.]
- A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of canvas or other coarse cloth, stretched and sustained by poles; used for sheltering persons from the weather, particularly soldiers in camp.
- In surgery, a roll of lint or linen, used to dilate an opening in the flesh, or to prevent the healing of an opening from which matter or other fluid is discharged.
All definitions and other forms of “tent”
TENT, noun
[Latin tinctus.]
A kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain.
TENT, verb intransitive
To lodge as in a tent; to tabernacle.
TENT, verb transitive
To probe; to search as with a tent; as, to tent a wound.
- To keep open with a tent
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.