Plunder
σκῦλονStrong’s G4661skulon
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Skulon is the Greek word usually translated “plunder”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.”
Meaning
Usually translated “plunder”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- plunder 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
σκῦλον skulon · plunder
σκῦλον (Rec. σκύλον), -ου, τό [in LXX chiefly for שָׁלָל ;] mostly in pl., σκίλα, arms stripped from a foe, spoils: Luk.11:22.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “plunder” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PLUN'DER, verb transitive
- To pillage; to spoil; to strip; to take the goods of an enemy by open force.
- To take by pillage or open force.
- To rob, as a thief; to take from; to strip; as, the thief plundered the house; the robber plundered a man of his money and watch; pirates plunder ships and men.
All definitions and other forms of “plunder”
PLUN'DER, noun
That which is taken from an enemy by force; pillage; prey; spoil.
- That which is taken by theft, robbery or fraud.
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.