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Shadow

Used in Col. 2:17; This unified study connects 7 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
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Study at a glance

Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H6738, H6752, G0644, G4639, G2683
Hebrew
צֵל · tsêl
Greek
ἀποσκίασμα · aposkiasma

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ἀποσκίασμα

G0644
Transliteration
aposkiasma
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-N
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

shadow

Lexicon definition

ἀπο-σκίασμα, -τος, τό (ἀποσκιάζω, to cast a shadow; v,s. σκία) a shadow: Jas.1:17 (MM, see word).† (AS)

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

σκιά

G4639
Transliteration
skia
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-F
Indexed occurrences
7

Glosses

shadow

Lexicon definition

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)

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Σκιά

G4639
Transliteration
skiá
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
7

Glosses

shadow

Lexicon definition

a shade, shadow, Mar. 4.32. Ac. 5.15; met. a shadow, a shadowing forth, adumbration, in distinction from ἡ εἰκών, the perfect image or delineation, & τὸ σῶμα, the reality, Col. 2.17. He. 8.5; 10.1; gloom; σκιὰ θανάτου, death-shade, the thickest darkness, Mat. 4.16. Lu. 1.79.

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

σκιά

G4639
Transliteration
skiá
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
7

Glosses

shadow

Lexicon definition

"shade" or a shadow (literally or figuratively (darkness of error or an adumbration))

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

צֵל

H6738
Transliteration
tsêl
Pronunciation
tsale
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
53

Glosses

defence, shade(-ow).

Lexicon definition

shade, whether literal or figurative

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

צַלְמָוֶת

H6757
Transliteration
tsalmâveth
Pronunciation
tsal-maw'-veth
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
18

Glosses

shadow of death.

Lexicon definition

shade of death, i.e. the grave (figuratively, calamity)

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Shadow

Used in Col. 2:17; Heb. 8:5; 10:1 to denote the typical relation of the Jewish to the Christian dispensation.

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Shadow

Indexed occurrences: 37

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Strong's Concordance

Shadows

Indexed occurrences: 9

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