Lexical Definition
πρόσκομμα próskomma (pros'-kom-mah) stumbling block G:N-N
from προσκόπτω
offence, stumbling(-block, (-stone)).
- a stub, i.e. (figuratively) occasion of apostasy
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| πρόσκομμα | an occasion for stumbling | LXX.Exod.23.33 |
| an occasion of stumbling | LXX.Exod.34.12 • 1Cor.8.9 | |
| stumbling block | Rom.14.13 | |
| to be considered for stumbling | LXX.Isa.29.21 | |
| πρόσκομμά | your occasion for stumbling | LXX.Jer.3.3 |
| προσκόμματοσ | a stumbling block | Rom.14.20 |
| of stumbling | Rom.9.32 • Rom.9.33 • 1Pet.2.8 | |
| προσκόμματι | of stumbling | LXX.Isa.8.14 |
| προσκόμμασιν | their stumblings | LXX.Ezek.37.23 |
Abbott-Smith
† πρόσ-κομμα, -τος, τό (< προσκόπτω), [in LXX: Ex 23:33 34:12 (מוֹקֵשׁ), Is 8:14 (נֶגֶף), Jth 8:22, Si 17:25, al.;]
(a) a stumble, stumbling: λίθος προσκόμματος (= אֶבֶן נֶגֶף, Is 8:14), fig., Ro 9:32, 33, I Pe 2:8(LXX);
(b) = προσκοπή, an occasion of stumbling, a stumbling-block: metaph., Ro 14:13, 20, I Co 8:9 (Plut.).†
SYN.: σκάνδαλον (cf. Cremer, 752 f.).
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 23:33 · 34:12 |
| Isaiah | 8:14 |
| Romans | 9:32 · 9:33 · 14:13 · 14:20 |
| 1 Corinthians | 8:9 |
| 1 Peter | 2:8 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πρόσκομμα, ατος, τό,
(προσκόπτω) stumble, λίθου πρόσκομμα [LXX]; ὁ λίθος τοῦ π. [NT]: hence, offence, obstacle, hindrance, [LXX+NT]
__II result of stumbling, bruise, hurt, προσκομμάτων ἀπόλυσις [Refs 1st c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Isa.8.14 ☩ Rom.9.33 ☩ LXX.Exod.23.33 ☩ Rom.14.13