Act 7:46 | RWP | e4.org | Asked ( ηιτησατο ). Aorist middle (indirect) indicative, asked for himself (as a favour to himself). Cf. . A habitation ( σκηνωμα ). Like , but it was a house that David proposed to build ( ), not a tent ( σκηνη ) which already existed. Σκηνωμα here means a more permanent abode ( οικον , house, in verse ), though from the same root as σκηνη .

‏ Acts 7:46

Asked ( ηιτησατο ). Aorist middle (indirect) indicative, asked for himself (as a favour to himself). Cf. 2Sa 7:2f.

A habitation ( σκηνωμα ). Like Ps 132:5, but it was a house that David proposed to build (2Sa 7:2), not a tent ( σκηνη ) which already existed. Σκηνωμα here means a more permanent abode ( οικον, house, in verse 47), though from the same root as σκηνη.