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κατασκηνόω

To dwell

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κατασκηνόω G2681
Pronunciation kataskēnóō

What does κατασκηνόω (kataskēnóō) mean in the Bible?

κατασκηνόω (kataskēnóō) is a Greek word meaning "to dwell". κατα-σκηνόω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for סָכַךְ ;] to pitch one's tent, lodge, dwell: before ἐν, Mat.

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Meaning

to dwell
Extended definition

to pitch one's tent, lodge, dwell: before ἐν, Mat.13:32, Luk.13:19; ὑπό, with accusative, Mrk.4:32; ἐπ᾽ ἐλπιδι, Act.2:26 (LXX).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present Aorist Future
Voices
Active
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Present Active Matt 13:32 · Mark 4:32 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Active Luke 13:19 1×
Future Active Acts 2:26 1×
4 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1 prospective 1 infinitive 2
Tense
present 2 future 1 aorist 1
Voice
active 4
Mood
indicative 2 infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 13:32 κατασκηνοῦν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 4:32 κατασκηνοῦν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 13:19 κατεσκήνωσεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 2:26 κατασκηνώσει future active indicative prospective

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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