Kataskenosis denotes places where birds dwell, set against the Son of Man's lack of a place to lay his head.

The attested use refers to birds' places of dwelling in a contrast with the Son of Man's having no place to lay his head.

1. Birds' places of dwelling · dominant

   In Luke 9:58 and Matthew 8:20, the accusative plural form occurs in the clause about birds having places to dwell, contrasted with the Son of Man's lack of a place to lay his head. The APB renders the surrounding clause with “dwelling places” in Luke 9:58 and “nests” in Matthew 8:20.

   Luke 9:58Matthew 8:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the birds' places as “dwelling places” in Luke 9:58 and “nests” in Matthew 8:20. These are renderings of the surrounding clauses rather than precise lexical equivalents.