What does σκύλλω (skýllō) mean in the Bible?
σκύλλω (skýllō): To trouble or distress someone, often with implication of unnecessary burden or inconvenience.
Greek · G4660
σκύλλω
To trouble
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σκύλλωG4660
Pronunciationskýllō
What does σκύλλω (skýllō) mean in the Bible?
σκύλλω (skýllō): To trouble or distress someone, often with implication of unnecessary burden or inconvenience.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4660?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include {Do not} bother (1), bother (1), harassed (1), trouble Yourself (1).
Where does σκύλλω (skýllō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 9:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Mark (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It{Do not} bother1×Luke 8:49
bother1×Mark 5:35
harassed1×Matthew 9:36
trouble Yourself1×Luke 7:6
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Matthew 9:36ἐσκυλμένοιtoharassedVerb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralMark 5:35σκύλλειςtobotherVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularLuke 7:6σκύλλουtotrouble YourselfVerb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person SingularLuke 8:49σκύλλεto{Do not} botherVerb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 9:36
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Matthew1Mark1Luke2
Source forms
ἐσκυλμένοι1xeskylmenoiMatthew 9:36
σκύλλε1xskylleLuke 8:49
σκύλλεις1xskylleisMark 5:35
σκύλλου1xskyllouLuke 7:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural1xMatthew 9:36
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular1xLuke 8:49
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular1xLuke 7:6
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular1xMark 5:35
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To trouble or distress someone, often with implication of unnecessary burden or inconvenience.
Strong'sG4660
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms3 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 7:1-10Source Gloss
to trouble
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 5:35Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Indicative
σκύλλειςskulleiv
I flay, trouble, annoy
Read verseLuke 7:6Verb Second Person Singular Present Passive Imperative
σκύλλου·skullou
I flay, trouble, annoy
Read verseLuke 8:49Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
σκύλλεskulle
I flay, trouble, annoy
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms4TensesPerfect, PresentVoicesPassive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Perfect PassiveMatt 9:361×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Present ActiveMark 5:351×
Imperativecommand or strong request2×
Present PassiveLuke 7:61×
Present ActiveLuke 8:491×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present3
Voice
active2passive1
Mood
imperative2indicative1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Middle voice: the centurion asks Jesus not to trouble himself by coming
Showing 1 selected witness from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
σκύλλω is a primary verb - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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