Strong's Greek: 4646. σκολιός (skolios) -- Crooked, perverse, twisted

Strong's Lexicon

skolios: Crooked, perverse, twisted

Original Word: σκολιός
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: skolios
Pronunciation: sko-lee-os'
Phonetic Spelling: (skol-ee-os')
Definition: Crooked, perverse, twisted
Meaning: crooked, perverse, unfair, curved, tortuous.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb σκάλλω (skallō), meaning "to twist" or "to bend."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is עִקֵּשׁ (iqqesh), meaning "crooked" or "perverse," as seen in passages like Proverbs 2:15 and Deuteronomy 32:5.

Usage: The term "skolios" is used in the New Testament to describe something that is not straight, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. It often refers to moral or ethical crookedness, indicating a deviation from what is right or true. In a biblical context, it is used to describe a generation or people who are morally corrupt or perverse.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, the concept of straightness was often associated with righteousness and truth, while crookedness was linked to deceit and moral failure. This metaphorical use of "skolios" would have been understood by early Christians as a critique of moral and spiritual deviation from God's standards.

HELPS Word-studies

4646 skoliós (an adjective, derived from a primitive root, NAS dictionary) – properly, crooked (bent) because dried out (like a piece of parched wood); (figuratively) morally twisted (warped) because lacking the oil of the Holy Spirit – hence, unacceptable to God (His standards); "perverse, unjust" (Abbott-Smith).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
curved, winding, hence crooked
NASB Translation
crooked (2), perverse (1), unreasonable (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4646: σκολιός

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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

crooked, froward, untoward.

From the base of skelos; warped, i.e. Winding; figuratively, perverse -- crooked, froward, untoward.

see GREEK skelos

Forms and Transliterations

σκολια σκολιά σκολιὰ σκολία σκολιαί σκολιαίς σκολιας σκολιάς σκολιᾶς σκολιοις σκολιοίς σκολιοῖς σκολιόν σκολιός σκολιότητι σκολιούς σκολιώς skolia skolià skolias skoliâs skoliois skolioîs

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