Word study · Greek

skandalon

stumbling block, trap

Say it: SKAN-dah-lon (approximate)

σκάνδαλον

What it means

"To Jews a stumbling block" (1:23).

Range of meaning

  • Trap triggerThe part of a trap that snaps shut.
  • Stumbling blockSomething that makes a person fall.
  • OffenseA cause of taking offense.

In 1 Corinthians

Every verse (1)

Verses where G4625 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources