Skiá — G4639

G4639 · Greek — σκιά

Pronunciation: skee'-ah

Definition

feminine noun

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

  1. properly, shadow, i. e. shade caused by the interception of the light
  2. a shadow, i. e. an image cast by an object and representing the form of that object

Usually translated as

shadow

Origin

apparently a primary word

Occurrences

Skiá occurs 7 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Mark (1), Luke (1), Acts (1), Colossians (1), Hebrews (2)

Strong's Lexicon — S