Quick Definition
ἀποσκίασμα, ατος, τό n.n. a shadow, a faint image or copy
Strong's Definition
from a compound of 575 and a derivative of 4639; a shading off, i.e. obscuration
KJV Usage: shadow
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, n. | -τος | σκιά
14.61 · Physical Events and States · Darkness
shadow the shape or shade cast by an object which blocks rays of light In a number of languages a term for ‘shadow’ has a number of very important meanings. In some instances it is regarded as a part of personality which goes on to the next world, since a dead person no longer ‘casts a shadow.’ The shadow may also be regarded as a kind of counterpart of the personality, a type of alter ego. In cases of severe illness one may say ‘his shadow has walked away,’ and in many parts of the world the shadow of a person is an important element in the practice of black magic, for to damage a shadow may be regarded as a means of causing harm to a person.
In JAS 1:17 one may translate ‘shifting shadow’ as ‘a shadow which constantly changes.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀπο-σκίασμα, -ros, τό, (σκιάζω. fr. σκιά), a shade cast by one object upon another, a shadow: τροπῆς ἀποσκίασμα shadow caused by revolution, Jas.i.17. Cf. ἀπαύγασμα.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἀποσκίασμα aposkiasma 1x
a shadow cast; met. a shade, the slightest trace, Jas. 1:17*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
*† ἀπο-σκίασμα, -τος, τό
(< ἀποσκιάζω, to cast a shadow; v.s. σκία),
a shadow: Ja 1:17 (MM, s.v.).†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἀποσκίασμα (aposkiasma) — shadow. ἀποσκῐ-ασμα, ατος, τό, shadow, ἀ. τροπῆς a shadow cast by turning, [NT+3rd c.AD+]
II. illusion, deceit, [Refs 4th c.BC+]