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πρόσκομμα

Stumbling block

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πρόσκομμα G4348
Pronunciation próskomma

What does πρόσκομμα (próskomma) mean in the Bible?

πρόσκομμα (próskomma) is a Greek word meaning "stumbling block". πρόσ-κομμα, -τος, τό (προσκόπτω), [in LXX: Exo. Warns against causing spiritual harm to a fellow believer. This term runs through the canonical themes of Messiah.

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Meaning

stumbling block
Extended definition

An obstacle causing spiritual stumbling, particularly through offense or violation of conscience in others.

(προσκόπτω), [in LXX: Exo.23:33 34:12 (מוֹקֵשׁ), Isa.8:14 (נֶגֶף), Jdth.8:22, Sir.17:25, al. ;]

aa stumble, stumbling: λίθος προσκόμματος (= נֶגֶף אֶבֶן, Isa, l.with), figuratively, Rom.9:32-33, 1Pe.2:8" (LXX) ;
b= προσκοπή, an occasion of stumbling, a stumbling-block: metaphorically, Rom.14:13, 20, 1Co.8:9 (Plut.).
Synonymsσκάνδαλον (cf. Cremer, 752 f.)
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Why This Word Matters
Warns against causing spiritual harm to a fellow believer. Romans 14:13-23
Identifies Christ as the decisive point of acceptance or rejection. Romans 9:30-10:4
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 8:9 1×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Rom 9:32 · Rom 9:33 · Rom 14:20 · 1 Pet 2:8 4×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Rom 14:13 1×
6 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Canonical Themes
Messiah
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses
Romans 14:13-23 πρόσκομμα próskomma Genitive · Singular · Neuter
Stumbling block, obstacle.
Romans 9:30-10:4 πρόσκομμα próskomma Genitive · Singular · Neuter
Stumbling block.
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 8 — Knowledge, Love, and the Weak Brother in a World of Idols Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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