Word study · Greek
skandalizō
to cause to stumble
Say it: skan-dal-ID-zo (approximate)
σκανδαλίζω
What it means
To trip someone up, or to cause them to fall away. In Mark 9:42-47 Jesus warns against making "little ones" stumble, and uses the hand, foot, and eye as pictures of whatever causes it. People of Nazareth "took offense" at him (6:3). In Mark 14:27 he says all the disciples will stumble.
Range of meaning
- TripCause to fall.
- Take offenseBe put off by someone.
- Fall awayAbandon the faith.
In Mark
- Chapter 9
Causing little ones to stumble, and the hand, foot, and eye that cause it (9:42-47).
- Chapter 14
"You will all stumble" (14:27-29).
Every verse (8)
Verses where G4624 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources