ΣΚΙΟΓΡΑΦΩΝ, σκιογραφων
SKIOGRAPHŌN, skiographōn
Sounds Like: skee-oh-gra-FOHN
Translations: shadowing, sketching, drawing in outline, foreshadowing, representing by a sketch, portraying, depicting
From the root: ΣΚΙΟΓΡΑΦΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'σκιά' (skia, meaning 'shadow') and 'γράφω' (grapho, meaning 'to write' or 'to draw'). It literally means 'to draw in shadow' or 'to sketch'. In a broader sense, it refers to depicting something in outline, providing a preliminary sketch, or foreshadowing an event or reality. It implies an incomplete or preparatory representation, often used metaphorically to describe something that is a type or prefigurement of a future reality.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Nominative Singular Masculine, or Genitive Plural Masculine/Neuter
Strong’s number: G4649 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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