Acts 15:16:7Acts.15.16.W7TAB
σκηνὴν
skênên
“tent”
- Transliteration
- skê-NÊN
- Extended
- skê-NEEN
- IPA
- /skɛːˈnɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- tent
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
skê-NÊN
- sentence
me-TA TAU-ta a-na-STRE-psō KAI a-noi-ko-do-MÊ-sō tēn skê-NÊN da-wid tēn pep-tō-ky-I-an KAI TA ka-te-skam-ME-na au-TÊS a-noi-ko-do-MÊ-sō KAI a-nor-THŌ-sō au-TÊN
Exegesis
The direct object skenen David {σκηνὴν Δαυὶδ | skē-NÉn Da-uíd} ‘tent of David’ uses a proper genitive to evoke the Davidic dynasty.
Root and etymology
skēnēsigma–kappa–eta–nu–eta
“tent, dwelling”
In context — Acts 15:16
After these things I will return , and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen; I will rebuild its ruins, and I will raise it up.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 15:16, so the Greek word σκηνὴν (skênên) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.15.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.16.W7.S1) and character.