King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1981
Transliteration: episkēnoō
Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-skay-no'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to tent upon, abide
Meaning: to tent upon, abide
ἐπισκηνόω, ἐπισκήνω: 1 aorist ἐπεσκηνωσα; to fix a tent or habitation on: ἐπί τάς οἰκίας, to take possession of and live in the houses (of the citizens), Polybius 4, 18, 8; ταῖς οἰκίαις, 4, 72, 1; tropically, ἐπί τινα, of the power of Christ descending upon one, working within him and giving him help (A. V. rest upon), 2 Corinthians 12:9.
Word Summary
episkēnoō: to tent upon, abide
Original Word: ἐπισκηνόωTransliteration: episkēnoō
Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-skay-no'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to tent upon, abide
Meaning: to tent upon, abide
Strong's Concordance
rest upon. From epi and skenoo; to tent upon, i.e. (figuratively) abide with -- rest upon.
see GREEK epi
see GREEK skenoo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1981: ἐπισκηνόωἐπισκηνόω, ἐπισκήνω: 1 aorist ἐπεσκηνωσα; to fix a tent or habitation on: ἐπί τάς οἰκίας, to take possession of and live in the houses (of the citizens), Polybius 4, 18, 8; ταῖς οἰκίαις, 4, 72, 1; tropically, ἐπί τινα, of the power of Christ descending upon one, working within him and giving him help (A. V. rest upon), 2 Corinthians 12:9.