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a stick for bait (of a trap), generally a snare, a stumbling block, an offense Original Word: σκάνδαλονTransliteration: skandalon Phonetic Spelling: (skan'-dal-on) Short Definition: stumbling block
of uncertain origin Definition a stick for bait (of a trap), generally a snare, a stumbling block, an offense NASB Word Usage cause for stumbling (1), hindrances (1), offense (2), stumbling block (7), stumbling blocks (4). NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation All rights reserved Lockman.org
Scandal; probably from a derivative of kampto; a trap-stick (bent sapling), i.e. Snare (figuratively, cause of displeasure or sin) -- occasion to fall (of stumbling), offence, thing that offends, stumblingblock. see GREEK kampto σκάνδαλα (skandala) − 4 Occurrences σκάνδαλον (skandalon) − 8 Occurrences σκανδάλου (skandalou) − 2 Occurrences σκανδάλων (skandalōn) − 1 Occurrence
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