4634. skénopégia

Strong's Lexicon

skénopégia: Feast of Tabernacles, Feast of Booths

Original Word: σκηνοπηγία
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: skénopégia
Pronunciation: skay-no-PAY-ghee-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (skay-nop-ayg-ee'-ah)
Definition: Feast of Tabernacles, Feast of Booths
Meaning: the feast of tabernacles, the great festival of the Jews, held in October.

Word Origin: From σκηνή (skēnē, meaning "tent" or "tabernacle") and πήγνυμι (pēgnymi, meaning "to fix" or "to pitch")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H5521 סֻכָּה (sukkah): booth, tabernacle

- H2282 חַג (chag): feast, festival

Usage: The term "σκηνοπηγία" refers to the Jewish festival known as the Feast of Tabernacles or Booths. This feast is one of the three major pilgrimage festivals in Judaism, during which the Israelites were commanded to dwell in temporary shelters to commemorate their ancestors' journey through the wilderness after the Exodus from Egypt. It is a time of thanksgiving for the harvest and God's provision.

Cultural and Historical Background: The Feast of Tabernacles, or Sukkot, is celebrated for seven days, starting on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei (usually late September to late October). It is a joyful festival marked by the construction of sukkot (booths) where meals are eaten, and sometimes people sleep. The festival is rich in symbolism, reminding the Jewish people of God's faithfulness and protection during their 40 years in the desert. It also has eschatological significance, pointing to the future gathering of all nations to worship the Lord.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from skéné and pégnumi
Definition
the setting up of tents
NASB Translation
feast of Booths (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4634: σκηνοπηγία

σκηνοπηγία, σκηνοπηγίας, ἡ (σκηνή and πήγνυμι, cf. Hebrews 8:2);

1. the construction of a tabernacle or tabernacles: ἡ τῆς χελιδονος, the skill of the swallow in building its nest, Aristotle, h. a. 9, 7 (p. 612{b}, 22).

2. the feast of tabernacles: John 7:2. This festival was observed by the Jews yearly for seven days, beginning with the 15th of the month Tisri (i. e. approximately, Oct.; cf. BB. DD., under the word ), partly to perpetuate the memory of the time when their ancestors after leaving Egypt dwelt in tents on their way through the Arabian desert (Leviticus 23:43), partly as a season of festivity and joy on the completion of the harvest and the vintage (Deuteronomy 16:13) ('the feast of ingathering' (see below)). In celebrating the festival the Jews were accustomed to construct booths of the leafy branches of trees — either on the roofs or in the courts of their dwellings, or in the streets and squares (Nehemiah 8:15, 16), and to adorn them with flowers and fruits of all kinds (Leviticus 23:40) — under which, throughout the period of the festival, they feasted and gave themselves up to rejoicing. This feast is called הַסֻּכּות חַג (ἡ) ἑορτή (τῆς) σκηνοπηγίας, Deuteronomy 16:16; Deuteronomy 31:10; Zechariah 14:16, 18; 1 Esdr. 5:50 (51); 1 Macc. 10:21; Josephus, Antiquities 4, 8, 12; (ἡ) ἑορτή (τῶν) σκηνῶν, Leviticus 23:34; Deuteronomy 16:13; (2 Chronicles 8:13; Ezra 3:4); 2 Macc. 10:6; σκηναί, Philo de septenar. § 24; ἡ σκηνοπηγία, 2 Macc. 1:9, 18; once (twice) (Exodus 23:16; (Exodus 34:22)) הַאָסִיף חַג, i. e. 'the feast of ingathering' namely, of fruits. (Cf. BB. DD. (especially Ginsburg in Alex.'s Kitto); Edersheim, The Temple, chapter xiv.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

tabernacles.

From skenos and pegnumi; the Festival of Tabernacles (so called from the custom of erecting booths for temporary homes) -- tabernacles.

see GREEK skenos

see GREEK pegnumi

Forms and Transliterations

σκηνοπηγια σκηνοπηγία σκηνοπηγίας skenopegia skenopegía skēnopēgia skēnopēgía

Englishman's Concordance

John 7:2 N-NFS
GRK: Ἰουδαίων ἡ σκηνοπηγία
NAS: of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was near.
KJV: feast of tabernacles was
INT: Jews the tabernacles

Strong's Greek 4634
1 Occurrence

σκηνοπηγία — 1 Occ.