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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G4639 — σκιά
skia · shadow · Greek
7 tagged verse occurrences
Matthew 4:16 · σκιᾷthe people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”Mark 4:32 · σκιὰνBut 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.”Luke 1:79 · σκιᾷto shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”Acts 5:15 · σκιὰAs 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.Colossians 2:17 · σκιὰThese are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.Hebrews 8:5 · σκιᾷThe 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.”Hebrews 10:1 · ΣκιὰνFor 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.