noun · neuter

proskommem

Greekπρόσκομμα (proskomma)

Strong’sG4348

a stumbling-block

stem proskomm-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur

Translated as

stumbling3×stumbling block2×fall1×

What it means

† πρόσ-κομμα, -τος, τό

(< προσκόπτω), [in LXX: Ex 23:33 34:12 (מוֹקֵשׁ), Is 8:14 (נֶגֶף), Jth 8:22, Si 17:25, al.;]

(a) a stumble, stumbling: λίθος προσκόμματος (= אֶבֶן נֶגֶף, Is 8:14), fig., Ro 9:32, 33, I Pe 2:8(LXX);

(b) = προσκοπή, an occasion of stumbling, a stumbling-block: metaph., Ro 14:13, 20, I Co 8:9 (Plut.).†

SYN.: σκάνδαλον (cf. Cremer, 752 f.).

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4348 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpros'-kom-mah

a stub, i.e. (figuratively) occasion of apostasy

Fromfrom G4350;

King Jamesoffence, stumbling(-block, (-stone)).

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject or object direct	proskommem1×πρόσκομμα	proskommeim
of, belonging to genitive	proskommeu4×προσκόμματος	proskommeiu
to, for dative	proskomme	proskommei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

proskommstem+egender+mu—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

proskomme is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

proskommem“stumbling block”subject or objectdirect singular1×

1 Corinthians 8:9“stumbling block”blepavōr de mē pōs tas exousias vu houtas proskommem gineteia toi asthenoi.Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.

proskommeu“stumbling”of, belonging togenitive singular4×

Romans 9:32“stumbling”dia tinem? hoti ouk ek pistiau alla hōs ek ergeiu; proskoptala to litho teu proskommeu,Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,

Romans 9:33“stumbling”kathōs grafitē; Idou tithamō en Siōn lithon proskommeu kai petran skandaleu, kai tos pisteuarōtos epi auto ouk kataischuniti.as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

Romans 14:20“fall”mē heneken brōmeu kataluasōr tem ergem tou theou. panteim men kathareim, alla kakem to anthrōpo to dia proskommeu esthiarōto.Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.

1 Peter 2:8“stumbling”kai lithos proskommeu kai petras skandaleu; hois proskoptalō to logo apeitharōtois; eis hem kai tithila.and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word— and to this they were appointed.

proskommem1×

Romans 14:13“stumbling block”Mēketi oun allēloin krinaneiō; alla houtem krinavar mallon, tem mē titharō proskommem to adelfo ē skandalem.Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.