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πέτραν σκανδάλου

A (mass of) rock (literally or figuratively) · stumbling block

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πέτρα G4073 a (mass of) rock (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation pétra
Rock as solid, immovable mass, distinct from detached stone; symbolizes stability and foundation.
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σκάνδαλον G4625 stumbling block
Pronunciation skándalon
An obstacle causing spiritual failure or offense, especially the stumbling block of Christ's crucifixion.
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What does πέτραν σκανδάλου (petran skandalou) mean in the Bible?

πέτρα · σκάνδαλον is a Greek word meaning "a (mass of) rock (literally or figuratively)".

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Meaning

a (mass of) rock (literally or figuratively)
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine 1 Cor 10:4 · 1 Pet 2:8 2×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 27:51 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Mark 15:46 · Luke 8:13 · 1 Cor 10:4 3×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 16:18 · Matt 27:60 2×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Rev 6:16 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 7:24 · Matt 7:25 · Luke 6:48 · Luke 8:6 · Rom 9:33 5×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Rev 6:15 1×
15 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Luke 17 — Faithful Servants, Grateful Cleansing, and the Coming Kingdom Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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