King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4646
Transliteration: skolios
Phonetic Spelling: (skol-ee-os')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: curved, winding, crooked
Meaning: curved, winding, crooked
σκολιός, σκολιά, σκολιόν (opposed to ὀρθός, ὄρθιος, εὐθύς (cf. σκώληξ)), from Homer down, crooked, curved: properly, of a way (Proverbs 28:18), τά σκολιά, Luke 3:5 (opposed to ἡ εὐθεῖα namely, ὁδός, from Isaiah 40:4); metaphorically, perverse, wicked: ἡ γενεά ἡ σκολιά, Acts 2:40; with διεστραμμένη added, Philippians 2:15 (clearly so Deuteronomy 32:5); unfair, surly, froward (opposed to ἀγαθός καί ἐπιεικής), 1 Peter 2:18.
Word Summary
skolios: curved, winding, crooked
Original Word: σκολιόςTransliteration: skolios
Phonetic Spelling: (skol-ee-os')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: curved, winding, crooked
Meaning: curved, winding, crooked
Strong's Concordance
crooked, froward, untoward. From the base of skelos; warped, i.e. Winding; figuratively, perverse -- crooked, froward, untoward.
see GREEK skelos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4646: σκολιόςσκολιός, σκολιά, σκολιόν (opposed to ὀρθός, ὄρθιος, εὐθύς (cf. σκώληξ)), from Homer down, crooked, curved: properly, of a way (Proverbs 28:18), τά σκολιά, Luke 3:5 (opposed to ἡ εὐθεῖα namely, ὁδός, from Isaiah 40:4); metaphorically, perverse, wicked: ἡ γενεά ἡ σκολιά, Acts 2:40; with διεστραμμένη added, Philippians 2:15 (clearly so Deuteronomy 32:5); unfair, surly, froward (opposed to ἀγαθός καί ἐπιεικής), 1 Peter 2:18.