skia G4639

σκιά (skia) means “shadow” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

σκιά Greek · G4639 7 tagged occurrences in 7 verses

Pronunciation guide: skee'-ah Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4639

σκιά · skia · 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)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

a shadow, shade, thick darkness, an outline.

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How translators render G4639

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
shadow	2
a shadow	1
in the shadow	1
of the shadow	1
only a shadow	1
shade	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
the shadow	3
a shadow	2
shadow	2

Verses containing G4639

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Matthew 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
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Mark 4:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”
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Luke 1:79 · BSB · 1 occurrence
to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
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Acts 5:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.
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Colossians 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.
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Hebrews 8:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”
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Hebrews 10:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.
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