Romans 14:13:16Rom.14.13.W16TAB
σκάνδαλον
skandalon
“hindrance”
- Transliteration
- SKAN-da-lon
- Extended
- SKAHN-dah-lohn
- IPA
- /ˈskan.da.lon/
Meaning by language
- English
- hindrance
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SKAN-da-lon
- sentence
mê-KE-ti OUN al-LÊ-lous KRI-nō-men al-LA TOU-to KRI-na-te MAL-lon to MÊ ti-THE-nai PROS-kom-ma tōi a-del-PHÔ Ê SKAN-da-lon
Exegesis
The demonstrative touto functions cataphorically, pointing forward to the content of the decision, expressed by the articular infinitive phrase to me tithenai proskomma tō adelpho ē skandalon {τὸ μὴ τιθέναι πρόσκομμα τῷ ἀδελφῷ ἢ σκάνδαλον | tò mḕ ti-thé-nai prós-kom-ma tṓ a-del-phō ḕ skán-da-lon}.
The infinitive governs two accusative complements, proskomma {πρόσκομμα | prós-kom-ma} “stumbling block” and skandalon {σκάνδαλον | skán-da-lon} “snare, cause of stumbling,” coordinated by e {ἢ | ḕ} “or.”
Root and etymology
skandalonsigma–kappa–alpha–nu–delta–alpha–lambda–omicron–nu
“trap, snare, cause of stumbling”
In context — Romans 14:13
Therefore, let us no longer judge one another, but rather decide this: not to put a stumbling block or a snare before a brother.
About this coordinate
Romans 14:13:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Romans 14:13, so the Greek word σκάνδαλον (skandalon) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Rom.14.13.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.13.W16.S1) and character.