σκολιός
skolios · crooked
Greek word · Strong’s number G4646 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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skolios (σκολιός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “crooked”.
Winding; perverse, harsh.
How to say it
sko·li·os
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
- Not straight, like a road full of bends.
- Twisted, unkind; severe.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- crooked ×3
- harsh ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 3:5
Every ravine will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be brought low; and the crooked places will become straight, and the rough places smooth roads;
- Acts 2:40
And with many other words he testified and kept urging them, saying, “Be saved from this crooked generation.”
- Philippians 2:15
so that you may become blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
- 1 Peter 2:18
Household servants, submit yourselves in all fear to your masters, not only to the good and considerate but also to the harsh.