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σκήν-ωμα

skenoma · τό

quarters, tent, temple

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 30 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

σκήν-ωμα · skēn-ōma — LSJ

quarters, tent

= σκήνημα, mostly in pl., E. Hec. 616, Ion 1133, Cyc. 324, LXX 2 Ki. 7.23, al., Agatharch. 43, etc.; soldiers’ quarters, X. An. 7.4.16: sg., tent, LXX 1 Ki. 4.10, al.

2

in sg. metaph., = σκῆνος II, 2 Ep.Pet. 1.13; τὸ σ. τῆς ψυχῆς Sext. Sent. 320.

3 temple

temple, LXX Ps. 14(15).1, al.: name of a building at Sparta, Paus. 3.17.6.

4 papilio, pavilion, butterfly

= papilio, Gloss. (perh. in both senses, pavilion and butterfly, cf. σκῆν).

In the wild

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Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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