κατασκήνωσις

kataskēnōsis · nest, dwelling

Greek word · Strong’s number G2682 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

kataskēnōsis (κατασκήνωσις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “nest, dwelling”.

Nest, a place where a bird settles and lives.

How to say it

ka·tas·kē·nō·sis

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. A place where a bird settles and lives.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Matthew 8:20

    And Jesus says to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

  • Luke 9:58

    And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”