Skolios σκολιός
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| σκολιός | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | skolios |
| Strong's number | G4646 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | crooked |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (1) |
Skolios (Greek σκολιός, Strong's G4646) is a Greek adjective meaning “crooked”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
σκολιός, -ά, -όν
[in LXX: Deu.32:5 (עִקֵּשׁ), Pro.28:18 (σ. ὁδοῖς πορεύεσθαι, for: דֶּרֶךְ עָקַשׁ), Isa.40:4 (עָקֹב), etc. ;]
curved, bent, winding (opposite to ὀρθός, εὐθύς): Luk.3:5 (LXX). Metaphorical, crooked, perverse, unjust: Act.2:40, Php.2:15, 1Pe.2:18.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Deu.32:5 (עִקֵּשׁ), Pro.28:18 (σ. ὁδοῖς πορεύεσθαι, for: דֶּרֶךְ עָקַשׁ), Isa.40:4 (עָקֹב), etc. ;]
curved, bent, winding (opposite to ὀρθός, εὐθύς): Luk.3:5 (LXX). Metaphorical, crooked, perverse, unjust: Act.2:40, Php.2:15, 1Pe.2:18.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | crooked (2), untoward (1), froward (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | crooked (2), corrupt (1), unreasonable (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Skolios, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 3:5Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.
Acts
- Acts 2:40And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
Philippians
- Philippians 2:15That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
1 Peter
- 1 Peter 2:18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).