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σκέλος

skeloslegHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter3 occurrences1 book3 verses

Definition

σκέλος, -ους, τό

[in LXX for רֶגֶל, etc. ;]

the leg from the hip downwards: ?John 19:3-33

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as σκέλος:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

3 total
  1. John 19:31σκέλη · legs
    It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
  2. John 19:32σκέλη · legs
    So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other.
  3. John 19:33σκέλη · legs
    But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.