Definition
σκολιός, -ά, -όν
[in LXX: Deuteronomy 32:5 (עִקֵּשׁ), Proverbs 28:18 (σ. ὁδοῖς πορεύεσθαι, for: דֶּרֶךְ עָקַשׁ), Isaiah 40:4 (עָקֹב), etc. ;]
curved, bent, winding (opposite to ὀρθός, εὐθύς): Luke 3:5 (LXX). Metaphorical, crooked, perverse, unjust: Acts 2:40, Philippians 2:15, 1 Peter 2:18.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as σκολιός:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Luke 3:5σκολιὰ · crooked [ways]Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.
- Acts 2:40σκολιᾶς · corruptWith many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
- Philippians 2:15σκολιᾶς · a crooked…so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
- 1 Peter 2:18σκολιοῖς · unreasonableServants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.