Definition
σκῆνος, -ους, τό
[in LXX: Wis.9.15 * ;]
= σκηνή,
a tent, tabernacle (C.1., 3071). Metaphorical, of the body as the tabernacle of the soul: 2 Corinthians 5:1; 5:4.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- 2 Corinthians 5:1σκήνους · tentFor we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
- 2 Corinthians 5:4σκήνει · tentFor while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.