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Lexicon :: Strong's G4646 - skolios

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σκολιός
Transliteration
skolios (Key)
Pronunciation
skol-ee-os'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From the base of σκέλος (G4628)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:403,1046

Strong’s Definitions

σκολιός skoliós, skol-ee-os'; from the base of G4628; warped, i.e. winding; figuratively, perverse:—crooked, froward, untoward.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G4646 in the following manner: crooked (2x), untoward (1x), froward (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G4646 in the following manner: crooked (2x), untoward (1x), froward (1x).

  1. crooked, curved

  2. metaph.

    1. perverse, wicked

    2. unfair, surly, froward

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σκολιός skoliós, skol-ee-os'; from the base of G4628; warped, i.e. winding; figuratively, perverse:—crooked, froward, untoward.
STRONGS G4646:
σκολιός, σκολιά, σκολιόν (opposed to ὀρθός, ὄρθιος, εὐθύς (cf. σκώληξ)), from Homer down, crooked, curved: properly, of a way (Proverbs 28:18), τά σκολιά, Luke 3:5 (opposed to ἡ εὐθεῖα namely, ὁδός, from Isaiah 40:4); metaphorically, perverse, wicked: ἡ γενεά ἡ σκολιά, Acts 2:40; with διεστραμμένη added, Philippians 2:15 (clearly so Deuteronomy 32:5); unfair, surly, froward (opposed to ἀγαθός καί ἐπιεικής), 1 Peter 2:18.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
32:5
Proverbs
28:18
Isaiah
40:4
Luke
3:5
Acts
2:40
Philippians
2:15
1 Peter
2:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4646 matches the Greek σκολιός (skolios),
which occurs 20 times in 19 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:5 - “But they have acted corruptly toward him;
when they act so perversely,
are they really his children?[fn]
They are a deceitful and twisted generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:18 - “If God does not trust his own angels
and has charged his messengers with foolishness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:20 - Though I am innocent, my own mouth would pronounce me guilty.
Though I am blameless, it[fn] would prove me wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:8 - Then they will not be like their ancestors—
stubborn, rebellious, and unfaithful,
refusing to give their hearts to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:15 - Their actions are crooked,
and their ways are wrong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:24 - Avoid all perverse talk;
stay away from corrupt speech.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:8 - My advice is wholesome.
There is nothing devious or crooked in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:26 - It is good for workers to have an appetite;
an empty stomach drives them on.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:28 - A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
gossip separates the best of friends.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:8 - The guilty walk a crooked path;
the innocent travel a straight road.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:5 - Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road;
whoever values life will avoid it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:14 - The mouth of an immoral woman is a dangerous trap;
those who make the LORD angry will fall into it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:33 - You will see hallucinations,
and you will say crazy things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:18 - The blameless will be rescued from harm,
but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:1 - In that day the LORD will take his terrible, swift sword and punish Leviathan,[fn] the swiftly moving serpent, the coiling, writhing serpent. He will kill the dragon of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:4 - Fill in the valleys,
and level the mountains and hills.
Straighten the curves,
and smooth out the rough places.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:16 - I will lead blind Israel down a new path,
guiding them along an unfamiliar way.
I will brighten the darkness before them
and smooth out the road ahead of them.
Yes, I will indeed do these things;
I will not forsake them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:28 - They are the worst kind of rebel,
full of slander.
They are as hard as bronze and iron,
and they lead others into corruption.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:8 - The prophet is a watchman over Israel[fn] for my God,
yet traps are laid for him wherever he goes.
He faces hostility even in the house of God.
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