To trouble
σκύλλωStrong’s G4660skullō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Skullō is the Greek word usually translated “troubled”, “trouble you” and “do be troubled”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.”
Meaning
Usually translated “troubled”, “trouble you” and “do be troubled”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- troubled 1
- trouble you 1
- do be troubled 1
- do trouble 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 5:35While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
- Luke 7:6Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:
- Luke 8:49While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.
Greek dictionary
σκύλλω skullō · to trouble
σκύλλω 1. in cl., to skin, flay, rend (Æsch., Anthol.). 2. In Hellenistic writers, to vex, trouble, annoy: with accusative of person(s), Mrk.5:35, Luk.8:49; pass., ἐσκυλμένοι, distressed, Mat.9:36; mid., to trouble oneself, μὴ σκύλλου, Luk.7:6 (frequently in π.; see MM, i, ii, and cf. M, Pr., 89; Abbott, Essays, 87; Kennedy, Sources, 82).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “trouble” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TROUBLE, verb transitive
trub'l. [Latin turbo; turba, a crowd, and perhaps trova, a turn. The primary sense is to turn or to stir, to whirl about, as in Latin turbo, turbinis, a whirlwind. Hence the sense of agitation, disturbance.
- To agitate; to disturb; to put into confused motion.“An angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water” John 5:4
- To disturb; to perplex.
- To afflict; to grieve; to distress.“Those that trouble me, rejoice when I am moved” Psalms 13:4
- To busy; to cause to be much engaged or anxious.“Martha, thou art careful, and troubled about many things” Luke 10:41
All definitions and other forms of “trouble”
- To tease; to vex; to molest.
- To give occasion for labor to.
- To sue for a debt.
TROUBLE, noun
trub'l. Disturbance of mind; agitation; commotion of spirits; perplexity; a word of very extensive application.
- Affliction; calamity.“He shall deliver thee in six troubles” Job 5:19“Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles” Psalms 25:22
- Molestation; inconvenience; annoyance.
- Uneasiness; vexation.
- That which gives disturbance, annoyance or vexation; that which afflicts.
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.