ΣΚΗΝΟΠΗΓΙΑ, σκηνοπηγια
SKĒNOPĒGIA, skēnopēgia
Sounds Like: skay-no-pee-GHEE-ah
Translations: Feast of Tabernacles, Feast of Booths, Tabernacles, Booths
From the root: ΣΚΗΝΗ, ΠΗΓΝΥΜΙ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles, also known as the Feast of Booths. It is a compound word formed from 'skēnē' (tent, tabernacle) and 'pēgnymi' (to fix, to build), literally meaning 'the pitching of tents' or 'the erection of booths'. The feast commemorates the Israelites' forty years of wandering in the wilderness, living in temporary shelters.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4643 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- John — 7:2
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 13 — 13:372
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- John — 7:2
From the same root
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