Luke 16:9:21Luke.16.9.W21TAB
σκηνάς
skênas
“dwellings”
- Transliteration
- skê-NAS
- Extended
- skay-NAHS
- IPA
- /skɛːˈnas/
Meaning by language
- English
- dwellings
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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
skê-NAS
- sentence
KAI e-GÔ hy-MEEN LE-gō he-au-TOIS poi-Ē-sa-te PHI-lous ek tou ma-mō-NA tês a-di-KI-as HI-na HO-tan e-KLI-pêi DEK-sōn-tai hy-MAS eis tas ai-ō-NI-ous skê-NAS
Exegesis
Finally, the prepositional phrase eis tas aiōníous skēnás {εἰς τὰς αἰωνίους σκηνάς | eis tás aiōníous skēnás} ‘into the eternal dwellings’ sets the eschatological destination. The Greek structure couples a source genitive with a purpose-subjunctive clause to highlight the temporary nature of material resources and the enduring outcome of relational investment.
Root and etymology
skenesigma–kappa–eta–nu–eta
“tent, dwelling, tabernacle”
In context — Luke 16:9
And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the mammon of unrighteousness, so that when it fails, they will receive you into the eternal dwellings .
About this coordinate
Luke 16:9:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Luke 16:9, so the Greek word σκηνάς (skênas) 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 Luke.16.9.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.9.W21.S1) and character.