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G4651

σκορπίος

skor-pē'-os
masculine noun
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Probably from an obsolete skerpo (perhaps strengthened from the base of σκοπός (G4649) and meaning to pierce)

probably from an obsolete σκέρπω skérpō (perhaps strengthened from the base of G4649 and meaning to pierce); a "scorpion" (from its sting):—scorpion.

Outline

  1. a scorpion, the name of a little animal, somewhat resembling a lobster, which in warm regions lurk, esp. in stone walls; it has a poisonous sting in its tail

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