Skandalon

skan'-dal-on
Parts of Speech Noun Neuter

Skandalon Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 15
  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
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
skandalon
Origin
probably from a derivative of (2578)
Strong's Number
4625
TDNT Entry
7:339,1036

NAS Word Usage

cause for stumbling
1
hindrances
1
offense
2
stumbling block
7
stumbling blocks
4
Total
15

NAS Verse Count

3
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Total
13
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Skandalon". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.