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σκήν-ωμα , ατος, τό,
A.= 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.,= “σκῆνος11, 2 Ep.Pet.1.13; “τὸ ς. τῆς ψυχῆςSext.Sent. 320.
3. temple, LXX Ps.14(15).1, al.: name of a building at Sparta, Paus.3.17.6.
4. = papilio, Gloss. (perh. in both senses, pavilion and butterfly, cf. σκῆν).
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (9):
    • Euripides, Cyclops, 324
    • Euripides, Hecuba, 616
    • Euripides, Ion, 1133
    • New Testament, 2 Peter, 1.13
    • Old Testament, 1 Samuel, 11
    • Pausanias, Description of Greece, 3.17.6
    • Xenophon, Anabasis, 7.4.16
    • Old Testament, 1 Samuel, 4.10
    • Old Testament, 2 Samuel, 7.23
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