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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 644. ἀποσκίασμα (aposkiasma) -- Shadow, variation, shifting shadow</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/644.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/colossians/1-20.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/644.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 644</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/643.htm" title="643">◄</a> 644. aposkiasma <a href="../greek/645.htm" title="645">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">aposkiasma: Shadow, variation, shifting shadow</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀποσκίασμα</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>aposkiasma<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-pos-kee-AS-mah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ap-os-kee'-as-mah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Shadow, variation, shifting shadow<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>either a shadow cast by an object, or a faint image or copy of an object.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek preposition ἀπό (apo, meaning "from") and the noun σκιά (skia, meaning "shadow").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "aposkiasma," the concept of God's unchanging nature can be related to Hebrew terms such as "צֶל" (tsel, meaning "shadow") and "שָׁנָה" (shanah, meaning "change").<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "aposkiasma" is used to describe a shadow or a variation caused by turning. In the context of the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe the absence of change or inconsistency, particularly in the character of God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, shadows were often associated with change and impermanence, as they shift with the movement of the sun. The use of "aposkiasma" in the New Testament reflects a contrast between the transient nature of earthly things and the unchanging nature of God. This concept would have been particularly meaningful in a world where the reliability of deities was often questioned.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>644</b> <i>aposkíasma</i> (from <a href="/greek/575.htm">575</a> <i>/apó</i>, "from" and <i>skiazō</i>, "cast shade") – properly, a <i>shadow</i> created by turning. Typically shadows change according to the changing position of the sun (being short at midday and lengthy at nightfall). But <i>God doesn't change </i>(<i>shorten</i> or <i>lengthen</i>!)because He Himself is His the <i>only absolute reference point</i>! Unlike a <i>shifting</i> shadow, caused by revolution, the Lord is <i>immutable</i> and possesses all power and life <i>in Himself</i>.</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/575.htm">apo</a> and skiazó (to overshadow, shade)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a shadow<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>shadow (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 644: ἀποσκίασμα</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀποσκίασμα</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἀποσκιαστος</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (<span class="greek2">σκιάζω</span>, from <span class="greek2">σκιά</span>), <span class="accented">a shade cast by one object upon another, a shadow</span>: <span class="greek2">τροπῆς</span> <span class="greek2">ἀποσκίασμα</span> shadow caused by revolution, <a href="/interlinear/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a>. Cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἀπαύγασμα</span></span>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>shadow. <p>From a compound of <a href="/greek/575.htm">apo</a> and a derivative of <a href="/greek/4639.htm">skia</a>; a shading off, i.e. Obscuration -- shadow. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/575.htm">apo</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4639.htm">skia</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>απεσκλήρυνε απεσκοπεύσαμεν αποσκιασμα αποσκίασμα ἀποσκίασμα αποσκοπευόντων αποσκοπεύσω αποσκορακιεί αποσκορακίσης αποσκορακισμόν αποσοβών απόσπασμα aposkiasma aposkíasma<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/james/1-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 1:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular">N-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἢ τροπῆς <b>ἀποσκίασμα</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> or shifting <span class="itali">shadow.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/james/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> neither <span class="itali">shadow</span> of turning.<br><a href="/interlinear/james/1-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> or of turning <span class="itali">shadow</span><p><b><a href="/greek/644.htm">Strong's Greek 644</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_644.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/aposkiasma_644.htm">ἀποσκίασμα — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/643.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="643"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="643" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/645.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="645"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="645" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>