Word study · Greek
skýbalon
refuse, dung
Say it: SKOO-bal-on (approximate)
σκύβαλον
What it means
Dung, garbage, scraps thrown to the dogs, a vulgar word. In 3:8, Paul counts all his credentials "nothing but refuse" compared with knowing Christ. It appears only here.
Range of meaning
- RefuseGarbage.
- DungWaste.
In Philippians
- Chapter 3
"And count them nothing but refuse" (3:8).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G4657 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources