Lexical Definition
σκολιός skoliós (skol-ee-os') crooked G:A
from the base of σκέλος
crooked, froward, untoward.
- warped, i.e. winding
- figuratively, perverse
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| σκολιᾶσ | crooked | Phil.2.15 |
| perverse | Acts.2.40 | |
| σκολιὰ | crooked | Luke.3.5 |
| σκολιόσ | A crooked | LXX.Prov.16.28 |
| crooked | LXX.Prov.16.27 | |
| perverse | LXX.Job.9.20 | |
| σκολιόν | a crooked | LXX.Prov.4.24 |
| as crooked | LXX.Job.4.18 | |
| crooked | LXX.Prov.8.8 • LXX.Isa.27.1 | |
| σκολιοῖσ | unreasonable | 1Pet.2.18 |
| σκολιούσ | crooked ones | LXX.Prov.21.8 |
| σκολιαίσ | crooked | LXX.Prov.22.5 • LXX.Prov.28.18 |
| σκολιαί | are crooked | LXX.Prov.2.15 |
| σκολιάσ | crooked | LXX.Prov.21.8 |
| σκολιά | a crooked | LXX.Deut.32.5 • LXX.Ps.78.8 • LXX.Hos.9.8 |
| crooked | LXX.Isa.40.4 | |
| perverse | LXX.Prov.23.33 | |
| σκολία | crooked | LXX.Isa.42.16 |
Abbott-Smith
σκολιός, -ά, -όν [in LXX: De 32:5 (עִקֵּשׁ), Pr 28:18 (σ. ὁδοῖς πορεύεσθαι, for: דְּרָכַיׅם נֶעֱקַשׁ), Is 40:4 (עָקֹב), etc. ;]
curved, bent, winding (opp. to ὀρθός, εὐθύς): Lk 3:5 (LXX). Metaph., crooked, perverse, unjust: Ac 2:40, Phl 2:15, I Pe 2:18.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Deuteronomy | 32:5 |
| Proverbs | 28:18 |
| Isaiah | 40:4 |
| Luke | 3:5 |
| Acts | 2:40 |
| Philippians | 2:15 |
| 1 Peter | 2:18 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
σκολιός, ά, όν,
curved, bent (opposed to ὀρθός, εὐθύς), σ. σίδηρος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of rivers and paths, winding, ποταμός [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἶμος, ἀτραπός, etc., [Refs 4th c.BC+]; twisted, tangled, βάτος [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐς τὸ σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 bent sideways, δουλείη κεφαλή, σκολιή [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἵππος σ. crooked made or going askew, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II metaphorically, crooked, i.e. unjust, unrighteous, θέμιστες [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μῦθοι, δίκαι, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; αἰ σκολιὰν (i.e. ῥήτραν) ὁ δᾶμος ἕλοιτο, Spartan law cited in [Refs 6th c.BC+]; riddling, obscure, ῥημάτια [Refs 2nd c.AD+] makes the crooked one straight, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τυφλὰ καὶ σ. [Refs]; σκολιά, τά, indirect methods, [Refs 1st c.BC+]. adverb σκολιῶς [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__III σκολιόν, τό, intestine, σπλάγχανα καὶ νεφρὸν καὶ σκολιόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]