Scythian
ΣκύθηςStrong’s G4658Skuthēs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Skuthēs is the Greek word usually translated “scythian”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.”
Meaning
Usually translated “scythian”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- scythian 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Colossians 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
Σκύθης Skuthēs · Scythian
Σκύθης, -ου, ὁ Scythian, an inhabitant of Scythia, i.e. Russia and Siberia, a synonym with the Greeks for the wildest of barbarians: Col.3:11.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “scythian” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SCYTH'IAN, adjective
Pretaining to Scythia, a name given to the northern part of Asia, and Europe adjoining to Asia.
All definitions and other forms of “scythian”
SCYTH'IAN, noun
[See Scot.]
A native of Scythia.
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.