ΜΕΤΑΣΚΗΝΟΥΝ, μετασκηνουν
METASKĒNOUN, metaskēnoun
Sounds Like: meh-tas-kee-NOON
Translations: to change one's dwelling, to remove, to depart, to migrate
From the root: ΜΕΤΑΣΚΗΝΟΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from ΜΕΤΑ (meta, meaning 'with, among, after, change') and ΣΚΗΝΟΩ (skenoo, meaning 'to dwell, to tabernacle'). It literally means 'to change one's tent or dwelling place'. It is used to describe the act of moving from one habitation to another, implying a change of residence or a departure. It can also be used metaphorically for a change in one's state of being or existence.
Inflection: Infinitive, Present, Active
Strong’s number: G3346 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΤΑΣΚΗΝΟΩ.
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.
- ΜΕΤΑΣΚΗΝΟΩ — to change one's dwelling, to move, to depart
- ΜΕΤΑΣΚΗΝΩΣΑΙ — to change one's dwelling, to move, to migrate, to transfer, to depart
- ΜΕΤΕΣΚΗΝΟΥΝ — they moved, they migrated, they changed their dwelling, they changed their tent
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