Stumbling block
σκάνδαλονStrong’s G4625skandalon
Appears in 13 verses of the New Testament
In short
Skandalon is the Greek word usually translated “stumbling block”, “causes of sin” and “stumbling blocks”. It appears in 13 verses of the New Testament.
“The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;”
Meaning
Usually translated “stumbling block”, “causes of sin” and “stumbling blocks”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a stumbling block 3
- causes of sin 2
- stumbling blocks 2
- offense 2
- of offense 2
- snare 1
- obstacles 1
- cause for stumbling 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 4
- Matthew 3
- Luke 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
- Galatians 1
- 1 Peter 1
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 16:23But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
- Matthew 18:7Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
- Luke 17:1Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
- Romans 9:33As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
- Romans 11:9And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
- Romans 14:13Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.
Greek dictionary
σκάνδαλον skandalon · stumbling block
σκάνδαλον, -ου, τό (late form of the rare word σκανδάληθρον, see LS, see word) [in LXX chiefly for מוֹקֵשׁ, מִכְשׁוֹל ;] prop., the bait-stick of a trap, a snare, stumbling-block (Lev.19:14, Jdth.5:1): figuratively, Rom.9:33, 1Pe.2:8 (Isa.8:14; aliter in LXX; στερεὸν σκανδάλου in Aq.). Metaphorical, of that which causes error or sin; (a) of persons: Mat.13:41 16:23; Χριστὸς ἐσταυρωμένος, 1Co.1:23; (b) of things: Mat.18:7, Rom.11:9" (LXX) Rom.14:13, 1Jn.2:10 Rev.2:14; τὸ σ. τοῦ σταυροῦ, Gal.5:11; pl., Mat.18:7, Luk.17:1, Rom.16:17.† SYN.: πρόσκομμα (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “snare” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SNARE, noun
- An instrument for catching animals, particularly fowls, by the leg.
- Any thing by which one is entangled and brought into trouble. 1 Corinthians 7:35Proverbs 18:7“A fool's lip are the snare of his soul” Proverbs 18:7
All definitions and other forms of “snare”
SNARE, verb transitive
To catch with a snare; to ensnare; to entangle; to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity or danger. The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.