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Lexicon :: Strong's G4628 - skelos

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σκέλος
Transliteration
skelos (Key)
Pronunciation
skel'-os
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently from skello (to parch, through the idea of leanness)
mGNT
3x in 1 unique form(s) TR
3x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
9x in 3 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

σκέλος skélos, skel'-os; apparently from σκέλλω skéllō (to parch; through the idea of leanness); the leg (as lank):—leg.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G4628 in the following manner: leg (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G4628 in the following manner: leg (3x).

  1. the leg, from the hip to the toes inclusive

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σκέλος skélos, skel'-os; apparently from σκέλλω skéllō (to parch; through the idea of leanness); the leg (as lank):—leg.
STRONGS G4628:
σκέλος, σκελους, τό, from Homer down, the leg i. e. from the hip to the toes inclusive: John 19:31f, 33.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

John
19:31; 19:33

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4628 matches the Greek σκέλος (skelos),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:21 - There are, however, some flying insects that walk on all fours that you may eat: those that have jointed legs for hopping on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:6 - on his legs he wore bronze greaves, and a bronze javelin was slung on his back.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:37 - You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:7 - Like the useless legs of one who is lame is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:7 - Their legs were straight; their feet were like those of a calf and gleamed like burnished bronze.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:25 - At every street corner you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty, spreading your legs with increasing promiscuity to anyone who passed by.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:4 - Put into it the pieces of meat, all the choice pieces—the leg and the shoulder. Fill it with the best of these bones;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:6 - His body was like topaz, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:12 - This is what the LORD says: “As a shepherd rescues from the lion’s mouth only two leg bones or a piece of an ear, so will the Israelites living in Samaria be rescued, with only the head of a bed and a piece of fabric[fn] from a couch.[fn]”
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