◄ 1981. episkénoó ►
Strong's Concordance
episkénoó: to tent upon, fig. abide
Original Word: ἐπισκηνόω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: episkénoó
Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-skay-no'-o)
Short Definition: I raise a tent over, dwell
Definition: I raise a tent (over), dwell, spread a tabernacle over.
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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.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1981: ἐπισκηνόω

ἐπισκηνόω, 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 episkēnṓsēi
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Strong's Greek 1981
1 Occurrence


ἐπισκηνώσῃ — 1 Occ.

2 Corinthians 12:9 V-ASA-3S
GRK: μου ἵνα ἐπισκηνώσῃ ἐπ' ἐμὲ
NAS: of Christ may dwell in me.
KJV: the power of Christ may rest upon me.
INT: of me that might dwell upon me

1 Occurrence

1980
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