σκάνδαλον
skándalon
a trap-stick (bent sapling), i.e. snare (figuratively, cause of displeasure or sin)
Lexicon
Derivation: ("scandal"); probably from a derivative of G2578 (κάμπτω);
a trap-stick (bent sapling), i.e. snare (figuratively, cause of displeasure or sin)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: occasion to fall (of stumbling), offence, thing that offends, stumblingblock
Usage
15 occurrences · 0 OT · 15 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- a stumblingblock3 · 20%
- offences2 · 13%
- that offences2 · 13%
- the offence2 · 13%
- of offence2 · 13%
- that offend1 · 7%
- an offence1 · 7%
- an occasion to fall1 · 7%
- occasion of stumbling1 · 7%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.