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Lexicon :: Strong's G4625 - skandalon

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σκάνδαλον
Transliteration
skandalon (Key)
Pronunciation
skan'-dal-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from a derivative of κάμπτω (G2578)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:339,1036

Strong’s Definitions

σκάνδαλον skándalon, skan'-dal-on; ("scandal"); probably from a derivative of G2578; a trap-stick (bent sapling), i.e. snare (figuratively, cause of displeasure or sin):—occasion to fall (of stumbling), offence, thing that offends, stumblingblock.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's G4625 in the following manner: offence (9x), stumbling block (3x), occasion of stumbling (1x), occasion to fall (1x), thing that offends (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's G4625 in the following manner: offence (9x), stumbling block (3x), occasion of stumbling (1x), occasion to fall (1x), thing that offends (1x).

  1. the movable stick or trigger of a trap, a trap stick

    1. a trap, snare

    2. any impediment placed in the way and causing one to stumble or fall, (a stumbling block, occasion of stumbling) i.e. a rock which is a cause of stumbling

    3. fig. applied to Jesus Christ, whose person and career were so contrary to the expectations of the Jews concerning the Messiah, that they rejected him and by their obstinacy made shipwreck of their salvation

  2. any person or thing by which one is (entrapped) drawn into error or sin

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σκάνδαλον skándalon, skan'-dal-on; ("scandal"); probably from a derivative of G2578; a trap-stick (bent sapling), i.e. snare (figuratively, cause of displeasure or sin):—occasion to fall (of stumbling), offence, thing that offends, stumblingblock.
STRONGS G4625:
σκάνδαλον, σκανδάλου, τό, a purely Biblical ((occurring some twenty-five times in the Greek O. T., and fifteen, quotations included, in the New)) and ecclesiastical word for σκανδάληθρον, which occurs occasionally in native Greek writings; the Sept. for מוקֵשׁ (a noose, a snare) and מִכְשׁול;
a. properly, the movable stick or tricker ('trigger') of a trap, trap-stick; a trap, snare; any impediment placed in the way and causing one to stumble or fall (a stumblingblock, occasion of stumbling): Leviticus 19:14; πέτρα σκανκαλου (A. V. a rock of offence), i. e. a rock which is a cause of stumbling (Latin offendiculum) — figuratively applied to Jesus Christ, whose person and career were so contrary to the expectations of the Jews concerning the Messiah, that they rejected him and by their obstinacy made shipwreck of salvation (see πρόσκομμα), Romans 9:33 and 1 Peter 2:8 (7) (from Isaiah 8:14).
b. metaphorically, any person or thing by which one is ('entrapped') drawn into error or sin (cf. Winer's Grammar, 32);
α. of persons ((Joshua 23:13; 1 Samuel 18:21)): Matthew 13:41; Matthew 16:23 (where σκάνδαλον "non ex effectu, sed ex natura et condicione propria dicitur," Calov.); so Χριστός ἐσταυρωμένος is called (because his ignominious death on the cross roused the opposition of the Jews), 1 Corinthians 1:23.
β. of things: τιθέναι τίνι σκάνδαλον (literally, in Judith 5:1), to put a stumbling-block in one's way, i. e. to do that by which another is led to sin, Romans 14:13; the same idea is expressed by βάλλειν σκάνδαλον ἐνώπιον τίνος (to cast a stumbling-block before one), Revelation 2:14; οὐκ ἐστι σκάνδαλον ἐν τίνι (see εἰμί, V. 4. e.), 1 John 2:10; plural σκάνδαλα, words or deeds which entice to sin (Wis. 14:11), Matthew 18:7 (cf. Buttmann, 322 (277) n.; Winer's Grammar, 371 (348)); Luke 17:1; σκάνδαλα ποιεῖν παρά τήν διδαχήν, to cause persons to be drawn away from the true doctrine into error and sin (cf. παρά, III. 2 a.), Romans 16:17; τό σκάνδαλον τοῦ σταυροῦ, the offence which the cross, i. e. Christ's death on the cross, gives (cf. α. at the end above), (R. V. the stumbling-block of the cross), Galatians 5:11; equivalent to a cause of destruction, Romans 11:9, from Psalm 68:23 (Ps. 69:23).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Leviticus
19:14
Joshua
23:13
1 Samuel
18:21
Psalms
68:23; 69:23
Isaiah
8:14
Matthew
13:41; 16:23; 18:7
Luke
17:1
Romans
9:33; 11:9; 14:13; 16:17
1 Corinthians
1:23
Galatians
5:11
1 Peter
2:8
1 John
2:10
Revelation
2:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4625 matches the Greek σκάνδαλον (skandalon),
which occurs 15 times in 13 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:41 - “The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:23 - But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:7 - “Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:1 - Then He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come!

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:33

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:33 - As it is written:

“Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense,
And whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:9 - And David says:

“Let their table become a snare and a trap,
A stumbling block and a recompense to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:13 - Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother’s way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:17 - Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:23 - but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks[fn] foolishness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:11 - And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why do I still suffer persecution? Then the offense of the cross has ceased.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:8 - and

“A stone of stumbling
And a rock of offense.”[fn]
They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:10 - He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:14 - “But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.
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