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κατασκήνωσις

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
κατασκήνωσις, εως, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
kataskēnōsis
Simplified transliteration: 
kataskenosis
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2682
GK Number: 
2943
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3e(5b)
Gloss: 
nest
Definition: 
pr. the pitching a tent; a tent; in NT a dwelling place, Mt. 8:20; Lk. 9:58*

Greek-English Concordance for κατασκήνωσις

Matthew 8:20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have lairs and birds of the air have nests (kataskēnōseis | κατασκηνώσεις | acc pl fem), but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
Luke 9:58 Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests (kataskēnōseis | κατασκηνώσεις | acc pl fem), but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”