To cause to stumble
σκανδαλίζωStrong’s G4624skandalizō
Appears in 28 verses of the New Testament
In short
Skandalizō is the Greek word usually translated “fall away”, “shall cause to stumble” and “causes to stumble”. It appears in 28 verses of the New Testament.
“And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.”
Meaning
Usually translated “fall away”, “shall cause to stumble” and “causes to stumble”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- will fall away 5
- shall cause to stumble 4
- causes to stumble 2
- they were offended 2
- causes to sin 2
- is led into sin 2
- shall fall away 1
- he falls away 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 13
- Mark 8
- Luke 2
- John 2
- Romans 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 5:30And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
- Matthew 11:6And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
- Matthew 13:21Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
- Matthew 13:57And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
- Matthew 15:12Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
- Matthew 17:27Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
Greek dictionary
σκανδαλίζω skandalizō · to cause to stumble
σκανδαλίζω (σκάνδαλον), [in LXX: Dan LXX 11:41 (כָּשַׁל ni.), Sir.9:5 (Sir.35:15 32:15) (יָקֹשׁ ho.) Sir.23:8 (also in Aq., Sm., Th., and in Psa Sol Psa.16:7; not elsewhere, except NT and eccl.)* ;] prop., to put a snare or stumbling-block in the way; in NT always metaphorically of that which hinders right conduct or thought, to cause to stumble: with accusative of person(s), Mat.5:29-30 17:27 18:6, 8-9 Mrk.9:42-43, 45 9:47 Luk.17:2, Jhn.6:61, 1Co.8:13. Pass., to be made to stumble, to stumble: Mat.11:6 13:21, 57 15:12 24:10 26:31, 33, Mrk.4:17 6:3 14:27, 29, Luk.7:23, Jhn.16:1, Rom.14:21 (WH …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.