G4078 — Pēgnumi (To Fix / To Pitch / To Set Up)

G4078 · Greek · New Testament

Πηγνυμι

Pēgnumi

Verb

To Fix / To Pitch / To Set Up

Definition

To make firm, to fix in place, to pitch (a tent). Used in Hebrews 8:2 of the tabernacle that the Lord pitched, not man.

Usage & Theological Significance

The 'true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by a mere human being' (Hebrews 8:2) is the heavenly sanctuary where Christ ministers as high priest. The earthly tabernacle was a copy; the heavenly one is the reality. God's dwelling is not made with human hands — it is eternal, perfect, and firmly established by the Lord Himself.

Key Bible Verses

Hebrews 8:2 Who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by a mere human being.

Hebrews 9:11 But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands.

Hebrews 9:24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy of the true one; He entered heaven itself.

Acts 7:44 Our ancestors had the tabernacle of the covenant law with them in the wilderness.

Revelation 21:3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'Look! God's dwelling place is now among the people.'

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