To dwell
σκηνόωStrong’s G4637skēnoō
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Skēnoō is the Greek word usually translated “dwelling”, “dwelt” and “tabernacle”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”
Meaning
Usually translated “dwelling”, “dwelt” and “tabernacle”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- dwelling 2
- he dwelt 1
- will tabernacle 1
- he will tabernacle 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 4
- John 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Revelation 7:15Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
- Revelation 12:12Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
- Revelation 13:6And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
- Revelation 21:3And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
Greek dictionary
σκηνόω skēnoō · to dwell
σκηνόω, -ῶ (σκηνή), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁכַן ;] to have one's tabernacle, to dwell (in π. of temporary dwelling, see MM, Exp., xxii): before ἐπί, with accusative of person(s), Rev.7:15; before ἐν, with dative of person(s), Jhn.1:14; id. with dative loc., Rev.12:12 13:6; before μετά, with genitive of person(s), Rev.21:3 (cf. ἐπι-, κατα-σκηνόω).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “dwell” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DWELL, verb intransitive
preterit tense dwelled, usually contracted into dwelt. [See Dally.]
- To abide as a permanent resident, or to inhabit for a time; to live in a place; to have a habitation for some time or permanence.“God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem” Genesis 9:27“Ye shall dwell in booths seven days” Leviticus 23:42“The word was made flesh, and dwelt among us” John 1:14
- To be in any state or condition; to continue.
- To continue; to be fixed in attention; to hang upon with fondness.
- To continue long; as, to dwell on a subject, in speaking, debate or writing; to dwell on a note in music.
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.