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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: προσκόπτω

(Strong's #4350 — Verb — proskopto — pros-kop'-to )

"to strike against," is used of "stumbling," (a) physically, John 11:9,10; (b) metaphorically, (1) of Israel in regard to Christ, whose Person, teaching, and atoning Death, and the Gospel relating thereto, were contrary to all their ideas as to the means of righteousness before God, Romans 9:32; 1 Peter 2:8; (2) of a brother in the Lord in acting against the dictates of his conscience, Romans 14:21 . See BEAT , No. 6.

2: πταίω

(Strong's #4417 — Verb — ptaio — ptah'-yo )

"to cause to stumble," signifies, intransitively, "to stumble," used metaphorically in Romans 11:11 , in the sense (b) (1) in No. 1; with moral significance in James 2:10; 3:2 (twice), RV, "stumble" (AV, "offend"); in 2 Peter 1:10 , RV, "stumble" (AV, "fall").

Note: For aptaistos, "from stumbling," Jude 1:24 , RV, see FALL , B, Note (6).

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Stumble'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​s/stumble.html. 1940.
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