- Original: κατασκήνωσις - Transliteration: Kataskenosis - Phonetic: kat-as-kay'-no-sis - Definition: 1. the pitching of tents, encamping 2. place of tarrying, encampment, abode a. of the nest of birds - Origin: from G2681 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Neuter - Strong's: From G2681 ; an encamping that is (figuratively) a perch: - nest.