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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: 4628. σκέλος (skelos) -- Leg</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4628.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><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/1-1.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/4628.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> > 4628</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/4627.htm" title="4627">◄</a> 4628. skelos <a href="../greek/4629.htm" title="4629">►</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">skelos: Leg</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">σκέλος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>skelos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>skeh'-los<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(skel'-os)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Leg<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>the leg (from the hip downwards).<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek root word "σκάλλω" (skallō), meaning "to dig" or "to hollow out," which metaphorically relates to the shape or form of a leg.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of "leg" is "רֶגֶל" (regel), Strong's Hebrew 7272, which also means "foot" or "leg."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "skelos" refers specifically to the leg, particularly in the context of the human body. In the New Testament, it is used in a literal sense to describe the physical legs of a person.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek and Jewish culture, the leg was often seen as a symbol of strength and mobility. The breaking of legs was a method used by the Romans to hasten death during crucifixion, as it prevented the victim from supporting their body and breathing properly. This practice is reflected in the New Testament narrative of the crucifixion of Jesus.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>the leg (from the hip down)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>legs (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 4628: σκέλος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σκέλος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">σκελους</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span>, from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down, <span class="accented">the leg</span> i. e. from the hip to the toes inclusive: <a href="/interlinear/john/19-31.htm">John 19:31f, 33</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>leg. <p>Apparently from skello (to parch; through the idea of leanness); the leg (as lank) -- leg. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εσκέπασαν εσκέπασε εσκέπασέ σκελη σκέλη σκέλος σκελών σκεπάζεται σκεπαζόμενος σκεπάρνοις σκεπάρνω σκεπάσαι σκεπάσει σκεπάσεις σκεπάσης σκεπασθήναι σκεπασθήσεται σκεπασθήσομαι σκεπασθησόμεθα σκεπασθήτε σκέπασόν σκεπάσω skele skelē skéle skélē<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/john/19-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 19:31</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural">N-NNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῶν τὰ <b>σκέλη</b> καὶ ἀρθῶσιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Pilate <span class="itali">that their legs</span> might be broken,<br><a href="/kjvs/john/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that their <span class="itali">legs</span> might be broken, and<br><a href="/interlinear/john/19-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> their <span class="itali">legs</span> and taken away<p><b><a href="/text/john/19-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 19:32</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κατέαξαν τὰ <b>σκέλη</b> καὶ τοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and broke <span class="itali">the legs</span> of the first man<br><a href="/kjvs/john/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and brake <span class="itali">the legs</span> of the first,<br><a href="/interlinear/john/19-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> broke the <span class="itali">legs</span> and of the<p><b><a href="/text/john/19-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 19:33</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ τὰ <b>σκέλη</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> dead, they did not break <span class="itali">His legs.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/john/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not his <span class="itali">legs:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/john/19-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> his <span class="itali">legs</span><p><b><a href="/greek/4628.htm">Strong's Greek 4628</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4628.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/skele__4628.htm">σκέλη — 3 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'; 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