σκέλος
skelos · leg
Greek word · Strong’s number G4628 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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skelos (σκέλος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “leg”.
How to say it
ske·los
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The part of the body that goes from the hip to the foot.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- John 19:31
So the Jews, since it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath day was a great one), asked Pilate that their legs be broken and that they be taken away.
- John 19:32
So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who had been crucified with him;
- John 19:33
but when they came to Jesus, as they saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.