Strong's Greek Concordance

G4646: σκολιός

skoliós · “crooked”

Definition

warped, i.e. winding; figuratively, perverse

KJV translates it as: crooked, froward, untoward

Word origin: from the base of G4628 (σκέλος);

Extended definition

σκολιός, -ά, -όν
[in LXX: Deu.32:5 (עִקֵּשׁ), Pro.28:18 (σ. ὁδοῖς πορεύεσθαι, for: דֶּרֶךְ עָקַשׁ), Isa.40:4 (עָקֹב), etc. ;]
curved, bent, winding (opposite to ὀρθός, εὐθύς): Luk.3:5 (LXX). Metaphorical, crooked, perverse, unjust: Act.2:40, Php.2:15, 1Pe.2:18.†
(AS)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).

How G4646 is translated

  • crooked ×2
  • perverse ×1
  • unreasonable. ×1

Bible verses with G4646 (skoliós)

Skoliós appears in 4 verses.

  • Luke 3:5

    Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

  • Acts 2:40

    And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

  • Philippians 2:15

    That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

  • 1 Peter 2:18

    Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.