Word study · Greek
skandalon
stumbling block, trap
Say it: SKAN-dah-lon (approximate)
σκάνδαλον
What it means
A stumbling block, something that trips people. Paul quotes Isaiah about "a stumbling stone and a rock of offense" (9:32-33), and warns against putting a stumbling block before a brother (14:13).
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 Romans
- Chapter 9
"A stumbling stone and a rock of offense" (9:32-33).
Every verse (4)
Verses where G4625 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources