Strong's Concordance episkénoó: to tent upon, fig. abide Original Word: ἐπισκηνόωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: episkénoó Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-skay-no'-o) Definition: to tent upon, abide Usage: I raise a tent (over), dwell, spread a tabernacle over. HELPS Word-studies 1981 episkēnóō (from 1909 /epí, "on" and 4637 /skēnóō, "to dwell in a pitched tent") – properly, to pitch (live in) a tent; (figuratively) power radiating from Christ as He comes upon (Gk epi) someone, so that He dwells in the committed believer. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom epi and skénoó Definition to tent upon, fig. abide NASB Translation dwell (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1981: ἐπισκηνόωἐπισκηνόω, ἐπισκήνω: 1 aorist ἐπεσκηνωσα; to fix a tent or habitation on: ἐπί τάς οἰκίας, to take possession of and live in the houses (of the citizens), Polybius 4, 18, 8; ταῖς οἰκίαις, 4, 72, 1; tropically, ἐπί τινα, of the power of Christ descending upon one, working within him and giving him help (A. V. rest upon), 2 Corinthians 12:9. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance rest upon. From epi and skenoo; to tent upon, i.e. (figuratively) abide with -- rest upon. see GREEK epi see GREEK skenoo Forms and Transliterations επισκηνωση επισκηνώση ἐπισκηνώσῃ episkenose episkēnōsē episkenṓsei episkēnṓsēiLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |