"the leg, Jn. 19:31, 32, 33*"
Definition and meaning
the leg, Jn. 19:31, 32, 33*
In the original Greek the word is written: σκέλος
Historical context
John wrote for an audience familiar with both Jewish Scripture and Greek philosophy. The logos — the Word — was a term Greek philosophers used for the rational principle underlying the universe. John takes that concept and says: that logos became a person and lived among us. Crucifixion was the Roman execution method designed to maximize public humiliation, reserved for slaves and rebels.
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 skelos (G4628) across the King James Bible.
The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day,(for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:
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Common questions
Strong's G4628 (skelos) is a Greek word that means: the leg, Jn. 19:31, 32, 33* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word skelos (G4628) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4628 is skelos, a Greek word defined as: the leg, Jn. 19:31, 32, 33*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
skelos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.