σκορπίος
skorpíos
“a "scorpion" (from its sting)”
5 occurrencesNew TestamentRare Word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
a "scorpion" (from its sting)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
a scorpion, a large insect, sometimes several inches in length, shaped somewhat like a crab and furnished with a tail terminating in a stinger from which it emits a dangerous poison, Lk. 10:19; 11:12; Rev. 9:3, 5, 10*
Translated in KJV as
scorpion
Etymology
probably from an obsolete (perhaps strengthened from the base of G4649 (σκοπός) and meaning to pierce);
Related Words
Chain Links
Walk this word's occurrences one verse at a time. Use ← / → or j / k to jump to adjacent occurrences.