What does σκορπίος (skorpíos) mean in the Bible?
σκορπίος (skorpíos) is a Greek word meaning "a "scorpion" (from its sting)".
Greek · G4651
σκορπίος
A "scorpion" (from its sting)
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σκορπίοςG4651
Pronunciationskorpíos
What does σκορπίος (skorpíos) mean in the Bible?
σκορπίος (skorpíos) is a Greek word meaning "a "scorpion" (from its sting)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4651?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include scorpions (3), a scorpion (1), of a scorpion (1).
Where does σκορπίος (skorpíos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 10:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (3), Luke (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itscorpions3×Luke 10:19, Revelation 9:3, Revelation 9:10
a scorpion1×Luke 11:12
of a scorpion1×Revelation 9:5
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 10:19σκορπίωνtoscorpionsNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralLuke 11:12σκορπίονtoa scorpionNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularRevelation 9:3σκορπίοιtoscorpionsNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralRevelation 9:5σκορπίουtoof a scorpionNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularRevelation 9:10σκορπίοιςtoscorpionsNoun - Dative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 10:19
Aligned rows5
Books represented2
Luke2Revelation3
Source forms
σκορπίοι1xskorpioiRevelation 9:3
σκορπίοις1xskorpioisRevelation 9:10
σκορπίον1xskorpionLuke 11:12
σκορπίου1xskorpiouRevelation 9:5
σκορπίων1xskorpiōnLuke 10:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular1xLuke 11:12
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural1xRevelation 9:10
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural1xLuke 10:19
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular1xRevelation 9:5
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural1xRevelation 9:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a "scorpion" (from its sting)
Strong'sG4651
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms5 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a "scorpion" (from its sting)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 10:19Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
σκορπίων,skorpiwn
a scorpion
Read verseLuke 11:12Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
σκορπίον;skorpion
a scorpion
Read verseRevelation 9:3Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
σκορπίοιskorpioi
a scorpion
Read verseRevelation 9:5Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
σκορπίου,skorpiou
a scorpion
Read verseRevelation 9:10Noun Dative Plural Masculine
σκορπίοις,skorpioiv
a scorpion
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns5Aligned forms5Case patternGenitive (2)Number patternPlural (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · MasculineRev 9:31×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineLuke 10:191×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineRev 9:51×
Dative · Plural · MasculineRev 9:101×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineLuke 11:121×
Word Origins
σκορπίος is built from this root:
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