ΕΠΙΣΚΗΝΩΣΗ, επισκηνωση
EPISKĒNŌSĒ, episkēnōsē
Sounds Like: ep-ee-skee-NO-sis
Translations: tabernacling upon, dwelling upon, encamping upon, overshadowing
From the root: ΕΠΙΣΚΗΝΩΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of pitching a tent or dwelling upon something, or the state of dwelling upon something. It implies a temporary or spiritual indwelling or overshadowing, often with a sense of protection or presence. It is used to describe a divine presence or power resting upon someone.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1981 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Corinthians — 12:9
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΣΚΗΝΩΣΙΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΙΣΚΗΝΩΣΗ — tabernacling, dwelling, overshadowing, pitching a tent upon, a tabernacling, a dwelling, an overshadowing, a pitching a tent upon
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