σκανδαλίσῃ

skandalízō

offend

To cause to stumble or fall, to put a snare in someone's way; by extension, to cause someone to falter in faith, to offend, to lead into error, or to create a circumstance that could result in moral failure or loss of faith. In figurative contexts, especially in Hellenistic and early Christian writings, often refers to causing another person to act contrary to their moral or communal convictions.

G4624

Luke 17:2 · Word #18

Lexicon G4624

Lemmaσκανδαλίζω
Transliterationskandalízō
Strong'sG4624
DefinitionTo cause to stumble or fall, to put a snare in someone's way; by extension, to cause someone to falter in faith, to offend, to lead into error, or to create a circumstance that could result in moral failure or loss of faith. In figurative contexts, especially in Hellenistic and early Christian writings, often refers to causing another person to act contrary to their moral or communal convictions.

Morphology V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood SUBJ — Subjunctive — Expresses possibility or purpose
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseoffend
Literalcause-to-stumble

Lexical Info

Lemmaσκανδαλίζω
Strong'sG4624

SIBI-P1 Translation G4624-03

might cause to stumble

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple action), active voice, subjunctive mood, 3rd person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the root idea of setting a snare or causing someone to trip morally or spiritually. The aorist active subjunctive, third person singular, is reflected by "might cause," expressing a simple, potential action performed by one subject.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

might cause to stumble

Same as P1Yes
RationaleThis rendering accurately conveys the causative sense of σκανδαλίσῃ and fits the SILEX definition in this context.