Lexical Summary episkēnoō: to tent upon, abide Original Word: ἐπισκηνόωTransliteration: episkēnoō Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-skay-no'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to tent upon, abide Meaning: to tent upon, abide Strong's Concordance rest upon. From epi and skenoo; to tent upon, i.e. (figuratively) abide with -- rest upon. see GREEK epi see GREEK skenoo 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. |