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Lexicon :: Strong's G4651 - skorpios

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σκορπίος
Transliteration
skorpios (Key)
Pronunciation
skor-pee'-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from an obsolete skerpo (perhaps strengthened from the base of σκοπός (G4649) and meaning to pierce)
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Strong’s Definitions

σκορπίος skorpíos, skor-pee'-os; probably from an obsolete σκέρπω skérpō (perhaps strengthened from the base of G4649 and meaning to pierce); a "scorpion" (from its sting):—scorpion.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G4651 in the following manner: scorpion (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G4651 in the following manner: scorpion (5x).

  1. a scorpion, the name of a little animal, somewhat resembling a lobster, which in warm regions lurk, esp. in stone walls; it has a poisonous sting in its tail

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σκορπίος skorpíos, skor-pee'-os; probably from an obsolete σκέρπω skérpō (perhaps strengthened from the base of G4649 and meaning to pierce); a "scorpion" (from its sting):—scorpion.
STRONGS G4651:
σκορπίος, σκορπίου, ὁ ((for the derivation see the preceding word); from Aeschylus down; on its accent, cf. Chandler § 246), a scorpion, the Sept. for עַקְרָב, the name of a little animal, somewhat resembling a lobster, which in warm regions lurks especially in stone walls; it has a poisonous sting in its tail (McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia and BB. DD., under the word): Luke 10:19; Luke 11:12; Revelation 9:3, 5, 10.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
10:19; 11:12
Revelation
9:3; 9:5; 9:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4651 matches the Greek σκορπίος (skorpios),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:19 - “Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:12 - “Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:3 - Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:5 - And they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:10 - They had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails. Their power was to hurt men five months.
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