Strong G4661σκῦλον
plunder
- Transliteration
- skulon
- Pronunciation
- skoo'-lon
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
Neuter from G4660; something stripped (as a hide) that is booty: - spoil.
Detailed definition
σκῦλον
(Rec. σκύλον), -ου, τό [in LXX chiefly for שָׁלָל;]
mostly in pl., σκίλα, arms stripped from a foe, spoils: Luk.11:22.†
(AS)
(Rec. σκύλον), -ου, τό [in LXX chiefly for שָׁלָל;]
mostly in pl., σκίλα, arms stripped from a foe, spoils: Luk.11:22.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4661 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- spoil1
First verses
- Luke 11:22But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
σκῦλον, τό,
mostly in plural σκῦλα, arms stripped off a slain enemy, spoils, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1428, 1431, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 74, “El.” 7, 1000, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.134, “SIG” 61 (Olympia, 5th c.BC))]; σκῦλα γράφειν to write one's name on arms gained as spoils, which were then dedicated to a deity, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 574; σκῦλ᾽ ἔδειξα Βακχίῳ [prev. author] “Cyc.” 9, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.13, 3.57)]: less frequently in singular, booty, spoil, prey, σκῦλον οἰωνοῖσιν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 897, compare “Rh.” 620, 1st-2nd c.AD: Dio Chrysostomus Sophista 64.24; τὰς πτέρυγας.. τῇ Νίκῃ φορεῖν ἔδοσαν,.. σκῦλον ἀπὸ τῶν πολεμίων 4th c.BC: Aristopho Comicus 11.9; σκῦλον τὴν ὑπατείαν φέρεσθαι 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Marius” 9.)]
mostly in plural σκῦλα, arms stripped off a slain enemy, spoils, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1428, 1431, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 74, “El.” 7, 1000, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.134, “SIG” 61 (Olympia, 5th c.BC))]; σκῦλα γράφειν to write one's name on arms gained as spoils, which were then dedicated to a deity, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 574; σκῦλ᾽ ἔδειξα Βακχίῳ [prev. author] “Cyc.” 9, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.13, 3.57)]: less frequently in singular, booty, spoil, prey, σκῦλον οἰωνοῖσιν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 897, compare “Rh.” 620, 1st-2nd c.AD: Dio Chrysostomus Sophista 64.24; τὰς πτέρυγας.. τῇ Νίκῃ φορεῖν ἔδοσαν,.. σκῦλον ἀπὸ τῶν πολεμίων 4th c.BC: Aristopho Comicus 11.9; σκῦλον τὴν ὑπατείαν φέρεσθαι 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Marius” 9.)]