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σκέλος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
σκέλος, ους, τό
Greek transliteration: 
skelos
Simplified transliteration: 
skelos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4628
GK Number: 
5003
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3d(2b)
Gloss: 
leg
Definition: 
the leg, Jn. 19:31, 32, 33*

Greek-English Concordance for σκέλος

John 19:31 Then, since it was the day of Preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs (skelē | σκέλη | acc pl neut) of the crucified men broken and their bodies taken down.
John 19:32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs (skelē | σκέλη | acc pl neut) of the first man, then those of the other one who had been crucified with him.
John 19:33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs (skelē | σκέλη | acc pl neut).