Greek word study

σκάνδαλονskándalon a snare, stumbling-block

a snare, stumbling-block, cause for error.

Translated in the King James as: occasion to fall (of stumbling), offence, thing that offends, stumblingblock

Appears 15 times in Scripture

Origin: ("scandal"); probably from a derivative of G2578 (κάμπτω);

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Where it appears

Matthew 5×
Matt 13:41Matt 16:23Matt 18:7+ 2 more in Matthew
Luke 1×
Luke 17:1
Romans 4×
Rom 9:33Rom 11:9Rom 14:13Rom 16:17
1 Corinthians 1×
1 Cor 1:23
Galatians 1×
Gal 5:11
1 Peter 1×
1 Pet 2:8
1 John 1×
1 John 2:10
Revelation 1×
Rev 2:14

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.