What does Σκύθης (Skýthēs) mean in the Bible?
e. (by implication) a savage".
Greek · G4658
Σκύθης
A Scythene or Scythian, i.e. (by implication) a savage
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ΣκύθηςG4658
PronunciationSkýthēs
What does Σκύθης (Skýthēs) mean in the Bible?
Σκύθης (Skýthēs) is a Greek word meaning "a Scythene or Scythian, i.e. (by implication) a savage".
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How does the BSB render G4658?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include Scythian (1).
Where does Σκύθης (Skýthēs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Colossians 3:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Colossians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItScythian1×Colossians 3:11
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowColossians 3:11
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Colossians1
Source forms
Σκύθης1xSkythēsColossians 3:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular1xColossians 3:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a Scythene or Scythian, i.e. (by implication) a savage
Strong'sG4658
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a Scythene or Scythian, i.e. (by implication) a savage
Extended definition
:--Scythian.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Colossians 3:11Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Σκύθης,skuqhv
a Scythian
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms1Case patternNominative (1)Number patternSingular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineCol 3:111×
Word Origins
Σκύθης is of foreign origin - no further derivation.