σκολιάζω
go crookedly, deviate
Where this word appears
Every passage where σκολιάζω appears in the Greek Septuagint — 3 occurrences in all. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text is shown in the LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) for context; the Greek form is the matched word — the English is not keyword-highlighted.
- Proverbs 10:8 σκολιάζω A wise man in heart will receive commandments; but he that is unguarded in his lips shall be overthrown in his perverseness.
- Proverbs 14:2 σκολιάζω He that walks uprightly fears the Lord; but he that is perverse in his ways shall be dishonored.
- Proverbs 17:16 σκολιάζω Why has the fool wealth? for a senseless man will not be able to purchase wisdom. He that exalts his own house seeks ruin; and he that turns aside from instruction shall fall into mischief.
About this word
About this word
σκολιάζω (skoliázō), “go crookedly, deviate,” is a word from the Greek Septuagint — the ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament. It does not occur in the Greek New Testament, so it carries no Strong’s number from Thayer’s (New-Testament) lexicon; the gloss shown here is a curated modern-English sense rather than a Strong’s definition. It appears 3 times across the Septuagint — open the Appearances tab to read it in context.
The gloss above is Lemma’s own curated sense — this word carries no Strong’s number, so no lexicon we ship has an entry for it. The transliteration and this passage list are computed here from the tagged Septuagint text. What Lemma adds →
