Lexicon :: Strong's G4658 - skythēs

Σκύθης
Transliteration
skythēs (Key)
Pronunciation
skoo'-thace
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably of foreign origin
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

TDNT Reference: 7:447,1053

Strong’s Definitions

Σκύθης Skýthēs, skoo'-thace; probably of foreign origin; a Scythene or Scythian, i.e. (by implication) a savage:—Scythian.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G4658 in the following manner: Scythian (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G4658 in the following manner: Scythian (1x).

  1. Scythian = "rude or rough"

    1. a Scythian, an inhabitant of Scythia or modern day Russia

      1. by the more civilised nations of antiquity the Scythians were regarded as the wildest of barbarians

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Σκύθης Skýthēs, skoo'-thace; probably of foreign origin; a Scythene or Scythian, i.e. (by implication) a savage:—Scythian.
STRONGS G4658:
Σκύθης, Σκυθου, ὁ, a Scythian, an inhabitant of Scythia i. e. modern Russia: Colossians 3:11. By the more civilized nations of antiquity the Scythians were regarded as the wildest of all barbarians; cf. Cicero, in Verr. 2, 5, 58 § 150; in Pison. 8, 18; Josephus, c. Apion. 2, 37, 6; (Philo, leg. ad Gaium § 2); Lucian, Tox. 5f; 2 Macc. 4:47; 3Macc. 7:5. (See Lightfoot on Colossians, the passage cited; Hackett in B. D. under the word ; Rawlinson's Herod., Appendix to book iv., Essays ii. and iii.; Vanicek, Fremdwörter, under the word.)
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