Definition:
σκηνή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for אֹהֶל, also for מִשְׁכָּן, סֻכָּה, etc;] a tent, booth, tabernacle: Mat.17:4, Mrk.9:5, Luk.9:33, Heb.11:9; αἱ αἰώνιοι σ, Luk.16:9; of the Mosaic tabernacle, Heb.8:5 9:2-3, 6 9:8, 21; σ. τ. μαρτυρίου, Act.7:44; of its heavenly prototype, Heb.8:2 9:11, Rev.13:6 15:5 21:3; of the temple, Heb.13:10; ἡ σ. τοῦ Μολόχ, Act.7:43 (LXX); metaphorically, ἡ σ. Δαυείδ Act.15:16 (LXX). (AS)
Definition:
σκην-ή,
Doric dialect σκᾱνά, ἡ (not in [
Refs 8th c.BC+].
I)
tent, booth, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; σκηνῆς ὕπαυλος[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰς σ. καταλύειν, διαλύειν, strike
camp, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; but also σ. μάλα ἰσχυρῶν ξύλων
hut, [
Refs 1st c.AD+];
booth in the marketplace, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
plural,
camp, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.2) σκηνὰς ἐς ἱεράς to the holy
tabernacle, [
LXX+5th c.BC+]
II)
stage-building as background for plays, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τραγικὴ σ.
a sort of πῆγμα, such as that from which the prologue of [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2) οἱ ἀπὸ τῆς σ. [ἥρωες]
heroes represented on the stage, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; οἱ ἀπὸ σκηνῆς
actors, players, opposed to χορός, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.3) τὸ ἐπὶ τῆς σκηνῆς μέρος that which is
actually represented on the stage, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὰ ἀπὸ τῆς σκηνῆς (i.e. ᾄσματα),
songs or
odes sung by one of the actors standing on the stage (not by the chorus),[
Refs]
II.4)
metaphorically,
stage-effect, acting, unreality, σκηνὴ πᾶς ὁ βίος 'all the world's a
stage', [
Refs 2nd c.AD+];
theatrical trick, deception, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]
III)
tented cover, tilt of a wagon or
carriage, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; also,
bed-tester, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
III.b)
metaphorically, τὸν ὑπὸ (probably conjecture for ἐπὶ) σκηνῆς βίον the
hidden life, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III.2) in large ships,
state-cabin on the poop, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]
IV)
entertainment given in tents, banquet, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]