verb
skullomō
Strong’sG4660
I flay, trouble, annoy
stem skull-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
* σκύλλω
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4660 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidskool'-lo
to flay, i.e. (figuratively) to harass
Fromapparently a primary verb;
King Jamestrouble(self).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
NT, aorist ἔσκῡλα Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, see below; aorist ἐσκύλθην Refs; also ἐσκύλην [ῠ] (see. below): perfect ἔσκυλμαι (see. below):—= τοῖς ὄνυξι σπᾶν, Refs 5th c.AD+aorist infinitive σκοῦλαι (perhaps Laconian dialect),= κνῆσαιRefs —passive, σκύλλονται, of dead bodies torn by fish, Refs 4th c.BC+is dishevelled, Refs 1st c.BC+
2 maltreat, molest, τοὺς ἐν [τοῖς ἱεροῖς] ἀποτεταγμένους Refs 1st c.BC+; ὃς δὲ ἂν σκύλῃ [τὸ μνῆμα] Refs:—passive, Refs 2nd c.BC+
3 trouble, annoy, τὴν ἀσθενοῦσαν Refs 2nd c.AD+; τί σκύλλεις τὸν διδάσκαλο; NT; σκῦλον σεαυτὸν πρὸς ἡμᾶς φέρων.. τὴν ὕαλον bestir yourself (i.e. hurry) to us with.., Refs 4th c.AD+ —passive and middle, μὴ σκύλλου trouble not thyself, NT; σκυλῆναι πρὸς Τιμόθεον take the trouble to go to T., Refs 3rd c.AD+; σκυλῆναι ἀνέξετα; will he trouble to come? Refs 5th c.AD+; σκῦλαι (imperative middle) σεαυτὸν καὶ κτλ. Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἐσκυλμένοι NT+2nd c.AD+
II middle, σκύλαιο κάρη shave the patient's head, Refs 2nd c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| skullasōσκύλλεις | happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular | trouble | 1× |
| skullasōrσκύλλε | happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular | trouble | 1× |
| skullosōrσκύλλου | happening now · youpresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person singular | trouble | 1× |
| skullorēntoisἐσκυλμένοι | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | harassed | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skullamō | skullame | skullami | skullama | skullamē | skullamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | skullasō1×σκύλλεις | skullase | skullasi | skullasa | skullasē | skullaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skullatō | skullate | skullati | skullata | skullatē | skullatelē |
| we 1st person plural | skullanō | skullane | skullani | skullana | skullanē | skullanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skullavō | skullave | skullavi | skullava | skullavē | skullavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | skullalō | skullale | skullali | skullala | skullalē | skullalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skullomō | skullome | skullomē | skullomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | skullosō | skullose | skullosē | skulloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skullotō | skullote | skullotē | skullotelē |
| we 1st person plural | skullonō | skullone | skullonē | skullonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skullovō | skullove | skullovē | skullovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | skullolō | skullole | skullolē | skullolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skullameiō | skullameia | skullameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | skullaseiō | skullaseia | skullaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skullateiō | skullateia | skullateiē |
| we 1st person plural | skullaneiō | skullaneia | skullaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skullaveiō | skullaveia | skullaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | skullaleiō | skullaleia | skullaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skullomeiō | skullomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | skulloseiō | skulloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skulloteiō | skulloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | skulloneiō | skulloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skulloveiō | skulloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | skulloleiō | skulloleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | skullasōr1×σκύλλε | skullasar | skullasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skullatōr | skullatar | skullatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | skullavōr | skullavar | skullavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | skullalōr | skullalar | skullalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | skullosōr1×σκύλλου | skullosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skullotōr | skullotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | skullovōr | skullovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | skullolōr | skullolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skullamoiō | skullamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | skullasoiō | skullasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skullatoiō | skullatoia |
| we 1st person plural | skullanoiō | skullanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | skullavoiō | skullavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | skullaloiō | skullaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skullomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | skullosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skullotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | skullonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | skullovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | skulloloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | skullarō | skullari | skullara | skullarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | skullorō | skullorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | skullarōntos | skullarintos | skullarantos | skullarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | skullorōntos | skullorēntos1× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
skull 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
skullasō“trouble”happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Mark 5:35“trouble”… Tas thugatras su apothnēskata; tinem ēti skullasō ton didaskalon?… and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”
skullasōr“trouble”happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 8:49“trouble”… hoti Thnēskatē tas thugatras su, mēketi skullasōr ton didaskalon.… house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.”
skullosōr“trouble”happening now · youpresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 7:6… tos hekatontarchēos legarōntos auto; Kurior, mē skullosōr, ouk gar hikanos amō hina hupo …… with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy …
skullorēntois“harassed”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Matthew 9:36… ochloin splanchnizita peri autoiu hoti ale skullorēntois kai riptorēntois hōsei probateim mē echarōnteim …… compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a …