"pr. crooked, bent, maimed, lame, crippled, Mt. 18:8; Mk. 9:43, used as a noun meaning cripple, Mt. 15:30ff.*"
Definition and meaning
pr. crooked, bent, maimed, lame, crippled, Mt. 18:8; Mk. 9:43, used as a noun meaning cripple, Mt. 15:30ff.*
In the original Greek the word is written: κυλλός
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of kyllos (G2948) across the King James Bible.
And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
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Common questions
Strong's G2948 (kyllos) is a Greek word that means: pr. crooked, bent, maimed, lame, crippled, Mt. 18:8; Mk. 9:43, used as a noun meaning cripple, Mt. 15:30ff.* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word kyllos (G2948) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2948 is kyllos, a Greek word defined as: pr. crooked, bent, maimed, lame, crippled, Mt. 18:8; Mk. 9:43, used as a noun meaning cripple, Mt. 15:30ff.*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
kyllos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.