Strong's Number G4625

σκάνδαλον

skandalon · skan'-dal-on

Transliteration:

skandalon{skan'-dal-on}

Word Origin:

("scandal") probably from a derivative of 2578

TDNT:

7:339,1036

Part of Speech:

noun neuter

Strong's Definition:

a trap-stick (bent sapling), i.e. snare (figuratively, cause of displeasure or sin)

Usage in the KJV:

offence 9, stumbling block 3, occasion of stumbling 1, occasion to fall 1, thing that offends 1

Total: 15
Occurs 15 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

the movable stick or trigger of a trap, a trap stick
1. a trap, snare
2. any impediment placed in the way and causing one to stumble or fall, (a stumbling block, occasion of stumbling) i.e. a rock which is a cause of stumbling
3. fig. applied to Jesus Christ, whose person and career were so contrary to the expectations of the Jews concerning the Messiah, that they rejected him and by their obstinacy made shipwreck of their salvation
any person or thing by which one is (entrapped) drawn into error or sin