G4625Greekskándalon
σκάνδαλον
a trap-stick (bent sapling), i.e., snare (figuratively, cause of displeasure or sin)
15
Total Occurrences
8
Books
0
Old Testament
15
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1the movable stick or trigger of a trap, a trap stick
- 2a trap, snare
- 3any 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
- 4figuratively 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
- 5any person or thing by which one is (entrapped) drawn into error or sin
Etymology & Derivation
("scandal"); probably from a derivative of g2578