σκηνή

Usually said to be a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (“shade, shadow”), originally referring to a light construction of cloth hung between tree branches to provide a shadow which could be used for shelter and other activities,^[1] though the vocalism is difficult to explain as full grade *sḱeh₃- gives σκω (skō) and zero grade *sḱh₃- gives σκο (sko).

Alternatively, possibly a Semitic loanword related to Hebrew שָׁכַן (shakhán) and Arabic سَكَنَ (sakana, “to dwell, reside, inhabit”).

σκηνή • (skēnḗ) f (genitive σκηνῆς); first declension

1. tent
2. (theater) stage

• Greek: σκηνή (skiní)
• → Coptic: ⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ (skunē)
• → English: skene
• → Latin: scaena, scēna (see there for further descendants)

• “σκηνή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• σκηνή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• G4633 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • booth idem, page 89.
  • cabin idem, page 108.
  • canopy idem, page 111.
  • canvas idem, page 111.
  • dwelling idem, page 257.
  • hut idem, page 412.
  • pavilion idem, page 599.
  • scene idem, page 738.
  • scenery idem, page 738.
  • shanty idem, page 762.
  • stage idem, page 808.
  • temple idem, page 860.
  • tent idem, page 862.
• σκηνή, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011

From Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ, “theatre stage”).

• IPA^(key): [sciˈni]
• Homophone: σκοινί (skoiní)

σκηνή • (skiní) f (plural σκηνές)

1. (Ancient Greek theatre) skene
2. (theater) scene, stage
3. incident, scene (where an incident occurred)

   η σκηνή εγκλήματος.

   i skiní egklímatos.

   the crime scene.

4. tent

   Synonym: τέντα (ténta)