Word study · Greek
proskomma
stumbling block, offense
Say it: PROS-kom-ma (approximate)
πρόσκομμα
What it means
Something that makes you trip. Paul warns the strong not to put a stumbling block in a brother's way (14:13, 14:20). It is the "stone of stumbling" of Isaiah 8:14 in 9:32-33.
Range of meaning
- Stumbling blockAn obstacle.
- OffenseSomething that causes a fall.
In Romans
- Chapter 14
"That no man put a stumbling block in his brother's way" (14:13, 14:20).
Every verse (4)
Verses where G4348 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources