σκιά skia · G4639

shadow

σκιά, -ᾶς, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for צֵל, 4Ki.20:9 ff., Psa.57:1, al.; but σ. and σ. θανάτου are also used for צַלְמָוֶת, Job.3:5, Psa.3:4, Isa.9:2 (1) (see ICC, in l), al. ; ] ; 1. shadow, shade, caused by interception of light: Mrk.4:32, Act.5:15; metaphorically, σ. θανάτου, of ignorance and error, Mat.4:16, Luk.1:79" (LXX) . ; 2. a shadow, the image or outline cast by an object: figuratively, ὑπόδειγμα καὶ σ., Heb.8:5; opposite to σῶμα, Col.2:17; opposite to εἰκών, Heb.10:1.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

σκῐά, ᾶς, ; Ionic dialect σκῐή, ῆς, ἡ, shadow, []; σκιὰ ἀντίστοιχος ὥς like the shadow that is one's double, []; 2 reflection, image (in a bowl of oil), []; 3 shade of one dead, phantom, []; κατθανὼν δὲ πᾶς ἀνὴρ γῆ καὶ σ. []; also, of one worn to a shadow, []; κακωθεὶς δ᾽ οὐδὲν ἄλλ᾽ εἰμ᾽ ἢ σ. []: frequently in proverbs of man's mortal estate, σκιᾶς ὄναρ ἄνθρωπος []; ὁρῶ γὰρ ἡμᾶς οὐδὲν ἄλλο πλὴν εἴδωλα.. ἢ κούφην σ. []; of human affairs, εὐτυχοῦντα μὲν σκιᾷ τις ἂν πρέψειεν []; οὐδὲν μᾶλλον ἢ …

Where it's used 7 times

Matthew 4:16 · Mark 4:32 · Luke 1:79 · Acts 5:15 · Colossians 2:17 · Hebrews 8:5 · Hebrews 10:1

Source: TBESG G4639; TFLSJ G4639

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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