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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4651. σκορπίος (skorpios) -- Scorpion</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4651.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/2-11.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4651.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4651</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4650.htm" title="4650">◄</a> 4651. skorpios <a href="../greek/4652.htm" title="4652">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">skorpios: Scorpion</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">σκορπίος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>skorpios<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>skor-PEE-os<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(skor-pee'-os)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Scorpion<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a scorpion.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb σκορπίζω (skorpizo), meaning "to scatter" or "to disperse."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with scorpions is עַקְרָב (ʿaqrab), Strong's Hebrew #6137, which appears in passages such as Deuteronomy 8:15 and 1 Kings 12:11.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "skorpios" refers to the literal creature known as a scorpion, an arachnid known for its venomous sting. The term is used metaphorically to describe spiritual or physical threats and dangers, emphasizing the pain and harm they can inflict.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Scorpions were well-known in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean regions, often inhabiting dry and arid environments. They were feared for their painful and sometimes deadly sting. In biblical times, scorpions symbolized danger and suffering, and their presence in a narrative often highlighted the severity of a threat or judgment.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a scorpion<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>scorpion (2), scorpions (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4651: σκορπίος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σκορπίος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">σκορπίου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> ((for the derivation see the preceding word); from <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> down; on its accent, cf. <span class="abbreviation">Chandler</span> § 246), <span class="accented">a scorpion,</span> the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">עַקְרָב</span>, the name of a little animal, somewhat resembling a lobster, which in warm regions lurks especially in stone walls; it has a poisonous sting in its tail (McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia and <span class="abbreviation">BB. DD.</span>, <TOPIC:SCORPION> <span class="topic">under the word</span>): <a href="/interlinear/luke/10-19.htm">Luke 10:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/11-12.htm">Luke 11:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/9-3.htm">Revelation 9:3, 5, 10</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>scorpion. <p>Probably from an obsolete skerpo (perhaps strengthened from the base of <a href="/greek/4649.htm">skopos</a> and meaning to pierce); a "scorpion" (from its sting) -- scorpion. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4649.htm">skopos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εσκότασαν εσκότασε εσκότασεν σκορπιοι σκορπίοι σκορπιοις σκορπίοις σκορπιον σκορπίον σκορπίος σκορπιου σκορπίου σκορπιων σκορπίων σκοτάσουσιν skorpioi skorpíoi skorpiois skorpíois skorpion skorpiōn skorpíon skorpíōn skorpiou skorpíou<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/10-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 10:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural">N-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὄφεων καὶ <b>σκορπίων</b> καὶ ἐπὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> on serpents <span class="itali">and scorpions,</span> and over<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> serpents and <span class="itali">scorpions,</span> and over<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/10-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> serpents and <span class="itali">scorpions</span> and upon<p><b><a href="/text/luke/11-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 11:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ <b>σκορπίον</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> he will not give <span class="itali">him a scorpion,</span> will he?<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> will he offer him <span class="itali">a scorpion?</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will he give to him <span class="itali">a scorpion</span><p><b><a href="/text/revelation/9-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 9:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural">N-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐξουσίαν οἱ <b>σκορπίοι</b> τῆς γῆς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> was given <span class="itali">them, as the scorpions</span> of the earth<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as <span class="itali">the scorpions</span> of the earth<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> power the <span class="itali">scorpions</span> of the earth<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/9-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 9:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὡς βασανισμὸς <b>σκορπίου</b> ὅταν παίσῃ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the torment <span class="itali">of a scorpion</span> when<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the torment <span class="itali">of a scorpion,</span> when<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> as [the] torment <span class="itali">of a scorpion</span> when it might strike<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/9-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 9:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Plural">N-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐρὰς ὁμοίας <b>σκορπίοις</b> καὶ κέντρα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> like <span class="itali">scorpions,</span> and stings;<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> like <span class="itali">unto scorpions,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> tails like <span class="itali">scorpions</span> and stings<p><b><a href="/greek/4651.htm">Strong's Greek 4651</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4651.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/skorpio_n_4651.htm">σκορπίων — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/skorpioi_4651.htm">σκορπίοι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/skorpiois_4651.htm">σκορπίοις — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/skorpion_4651.htm">σκορπίον — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/skorpiou_4651.htm">σκορπίου — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4650.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4650"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4650" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4652.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4652"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4652" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>