σκιά

skia

shadow

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Strong’s G4639Noun, feminine7 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

shadow3

a shadow2

in a shadow1

in the shadow1

In the text

Matthew 4:16σκιᾷ
the 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 4:32σκιὰν
But 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 1:79σκιᾷ
to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
Acts 5:15σκιὰ
As 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 2:17σκιὰ
These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.
Hebrews 8:5σκιᾷ
The 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.”

Abbott-Smith

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)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.