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In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe God's presence among His people, emphasizing the idea of God "tabernacling" or dwelling with humanity. This term conveys a sense of divine presence and intimacy, reflecting the temporary yet profound nature of God's interaction with the world.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient times, tents were common dwellings for nomadic peoples, including the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings. The concept of God dwelling with His people is rooted in the Old Testament, where the Tabernacle served as a physical manifestation of God's presence among the Israelites. This imagery is carried into the New Testament, where σκηνόω is used to describe the incarnation of Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, symbolizing God's continued presence with His people.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 4637</b> <i>skēnóō</i> – properly, to pitch or live in a tent, "denoting much more than the mere <i>general</i> notion of dwelling" (M. Vincent). For the Christian, <a href="/greek/4637.htm">4637</a> (<i>skēnóō</i>) is <i>dwelling</i> in intimate communion with the resurrected Christ – even as He who Himself lived in unbroken communion with the Father during the days of His flesh (Jn 1:14). <a href="/greek/4638.htm">See 4638</a> (<i>skēnōma</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/4633.htm">skéné</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to have one's tent, dwell<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>dwell (3), dwelt (1), spread His tabernacle (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 4637: σκηνόω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σκηνόω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">σκήνω</span>; future <span class="greek2">σκηνώσω</span>; 1 aorist <span class="greek2">σκηνωσα</span>; "to fix one's tabernacle, have one's tabernacle, abide (or live) in a tabernacle (or tent), tabernacle" (often in <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>; <span class="abbreviation">Demosthenes</span>, p. 1257, 6); God <span class="greek2">σκηνώσει</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπ'</span> <span class="greek2">αὐτούς</span>, <span class="accented">will spread his tabernacle over them,</span> so that they may dwell in safety and security under its cover and protection, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/7-15.htm">Revelation 7:15</a>; universally, equivalent to <span class="accented">to dwell</span> (<a href="/interlinear/judges/5-17.htm">Judges 5:17</a>): followed by <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> with a dative of place, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/12-12.htm">Revelation 12:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/13-6.htm">Revelation 13:6</a> (<span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">ταῖς</span> <span class="greek2">οἰκίαις</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, an. 5, 5, 11); <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">ἡμῖν</span>, among us, <a href="/interlinear/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>; <span class="greek2">μετά</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span>, with one, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a>; <span class="greek2">σύν</span> <span class="greek2">τίνι</span>, to be one's tent-mate, <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, Cyril 6, 1, 49. (Compare: <span class="greek2">ἐπισκηνόω</span>, <span class="greek2">κατασκηνόω</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>dwell. <p>From <a href="/greek/4636.htm">skenos</a>; to tent or encamp, i.e. (figuratively) to occupy (as a mansion) or (specially), to reside (as God did in the Tabernacle of old, a symbol of protection and communion) -- dwell. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4636.htm">skenos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εσκηνωσεν εσκήνωσεν ἐσκήνωσεν σκηνουντας σκηνούντας σκηνοῦντας σκηνουντες σκηνούντες σκηνοῦντες σκηνωσει σκηνώσει eskenosen eskēnōsen eskḗnosen eskḗnōsen skenosei skenṓsei skēnōsei skēnṓsei skenountas skenoûntas skēnountas skēnoûntas skenountes skenoûntes skēnountes skēnoûntes<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/john/1-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 1:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐγένετο καὶ <b>ἐσκήνωσεν</b> ἐν ἡμῖν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> flesh, <span class="itali">and dwelt</span> among<br><a href="/kjvs/john/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> flesh, and <span class="itali">dwelt</span> among us,<br><a href="/interlinear/john/1-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> became and <span class="itali">dwelt</span> among us<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/7-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 7:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-FIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τοῦ θρόνου <b>σκηνώσει</b> ἐπ' αὐτούς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> on the throne <span class="itali">will spread His tabernacle</span> over<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> on the throne <span class="itali">shall dwell</span> among them.<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/7-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the throne <span class="itali">will tabernacle</span> over them<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/12-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 12:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-PPA-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν αὐτοῖς <b>σκηνοῦντες</b> οὐαὶ τὴν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> O heavens <span class="itali">and you who dwell</span> in them. Woe<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">ye that dwell</span> in<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/12-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in them <span class="itali">who dwell</span> Woe to the<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/13-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 13:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural">V-PPA-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῷ οὐρανῷ <b>σκηνοῦντας</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [that is], those <span class="itali">who dwell</span> in heaven.<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">them that dwell</span> in<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/13-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> heaven <span class="itali">dwell</span><p><b><a href="/text/revelation/21-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 21:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-FIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀνθρώπων καὶ <b>σκηνώσει</b> μετ' αὐτῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> men, <span class="itali">and He will dwell</span> among<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> men, and <span class="itali">he will dwell</span> with them,<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/21-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> men and <span class="itali">he will tabernacle</span> with them<p><b><a href="/greek/4637.htm">Strong's Greek 4637</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4637.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/eske_no_sen_4637.htm">ἐσκήνωσεν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ske_no_sei_4637.htm">σκηνώσει — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ske_nountas_4637.htm">σκηνοῦντας — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ske_nountes_4637.htm">σκηνοῦντες — 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/4636.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4636"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4636" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4638.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4638"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4638" /></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>