Greek · Strong's G4350
προσκόπτω
proskoptopros-kop'-to
to strike at, i.e. surge against (as water)
1890 spelling: proskóptō
- π80
- ρ100
- ο70
- σ200
- κ20
- ο70
- π80
- τ300
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,720
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to strike at, i.e. surge against (as water); specially, to stub on, i.e. trip up (literally or figuratively)
Rendered in the KJV as
beat upon, dash, stumble (at).
- 8occurrencesin the New Testament
- 5 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- προσέκοψαν2
- προσκόπτει,2
- προσκόψῃς2
- προσκόπτει1
- προσκόπτουσιν1
How it is rendered · 6
- he stumbles,2
- You may strike2
- beat1
- stumble at1
- stumbles1
- They stumbled1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person plural2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 2nd person singular2
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-PAI-3S · 3
- V-AAI-3P · 2
- V-AAS-2S · 2
- V-PAI-3P · 1
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 4:6προσκόψῃςproskopsēsverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 2nd person singular“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”here: You may strike
- Matthew 7:27προσέκοψανprosekopsanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralThe rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”here: beat
John2 occurrences
- John 11:9προσκόπτει,proskopteiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularJesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? If anyone walks in the daytime, he will not stumble, because he sees by the light of this world.here: he stumbles,
- John 11:10προσκόπτει,proskopteiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularBut if anyone walks at night, he will stumble, because he has no light.”here: he stumbles,
Romans2 occurrences
- Romans 9:32προσέκοψανprosekopsanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralWhy not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,here: They stumbled
- Romans 14:21προσκόπτειproskopteiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularIt is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.here: stumbles