σκορπί-ος G4651
Scorpion; a venomous arachnid used as a symbol of danger, demonic threat, or harmful intent.
The Greek word for scorpion, the well-known venomous arachnid of the Mediterranean and Near East. Jesus references scorpions in two teaching contexts: granting his disciples authority to tread on serpents and scorpions (Luke 10:19), and the rhetorical question about a father giving a scorpion instead of an egg (Luke 11:12). In Revelation 9, scorpion-like creatures emerge from the abyss with tormenting stinging power (Rev 9:3, 5, 10), drawing on the scorpion's fearsome reputation. Every translation preserves the literal zoological referent — Spanish escorpión, French scorpion, German Skorpione — confirming a single concrete sense.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A scorpion, the venomous arachnid of the order Scorpiones, used both literally and as a potent symbol of danger and demonic harm. Luke 10:19 pairs scorpions with serpents as representatives of hostile spiritual forces over which Jesus grants authority. Luke 11:12 uses the scorpion in a homely analogy about parental care. Revelation 9:3, 5, 10 portrays apocalyptic locust-creatures with scorpion-like tails and tormenting stings, intensifying the creature's association with pain and judgment. The translations are uniform (Spanish escorpión, French scorpion, German Skorpione), reflecting the widespread familiarity of this creature across cultures. 5×
AR["العَقَارِبُ", "بِعَقَارِبَ", "عَقارِبَ", "عَقْرَباً", "عَقْرَبٍ"]·ben["বিছা", "বিছাদের", "বিছাদের,", "বিছার,"]·DE["Skorpione", "σκορπίον", "σκορπίων"]·EN["a-scorpion", "of-a-scorpion", "scorpions"]·FR["scorpion"]·heb["לְ-עַקְרַבִּים", "עַקְרַבִּים", "עַקְרָב"]·HI["बिच्छुओं", "बिच्छुओं-के", "बिच्छू", "बिच्छू-की"]·ID["kalajengking", "kalajengking,", "kalajengking-kalajengking", "kalajengking-kalajengking,"]·IT["scorpione", "skorpioi", "skorpiois", "skorpiou"]·jav["kalajengking"]·KO["전갈-의", "전갈들-에게", "전갈들을", "전갈들이", "전갈을"]·PT["a-escorpiões", "de-escorpião", "escorpiões"]·RU["скорпиона", "скорпиона,", "скорпионам,", "скорпионов", "скорпионы"]·ES["a-escorpiones", "de-escorpión", "escorpiones", "un-escorpión"]·SW["nge", "ya-nge,"]·TR["akrebin", "akrep", "akreplere", "akreplerin"]·urd["بچھو", "بچھو-کا", "بچھوؤں", "بچھووں-کی"]
Related Senses
H6629 1. flock, sheep/goats (small livestock) (274×)H1241 1. cattle, herd (bovine livestock) (183×)H0352a 1. ram (male sheep) (156×)H6499 1. young bull, bullock (130×)H3532 1. lamb, young male sheep (105×)H2543 1. donkey (male ass) (96×)H7794 1. ox, bull (79×)H7462b 1. shepherd (agent noun) (76×)H5795 1. she-goat(s), female goat(s) (68×)H7462b 2. to shepherd, tend, pasture (60×)H1581 1. camel (domestic animal) (54×)H0738b 1. lion (46×)G4263 1. sheep (39×)H5739 1. flock or herd of livestock (38×)H5695 1. calf, young bull (35×)H0738a 1. lion (large predatory feline) (34×)H0860 1. female donkey (34×)H3611 1. dog (animal) (32×)H3715a 1. young lion, lion cub (31×)G0721 1. Lamb (29×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
σκορπί-ος, ὁ, scorpion, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. ὁ χερσαῖοςRefs 5th c.BC+; also σκορπίον ὀκτώπουν ἐγείρεις 'let sleeping dogs lie', Refs 4th c.BC+ __II a sea-fish, probably Scorpaena scrofa, Refs 4th c.BC+; used (like the mugilis in Catull.15.19, LXX+5th c.BC+ __III scorpion furze, Genista acanthoclada, Refs 4th c.BC+ __III.2 scorpion root, Doronicum caucasicum, Refs __III.3 ={θηλυφόνον}, Refs __IV the…