Proskóptō — G4350

Definition

verb

to strike at, i.e. surge against (as water); specially, to stub on, i.e. trip up (literally or figuratively)

1. to strike against

Usually translated as

dash, stumble, beat upon

Origin

from G4314 and G2875

• prós (G4314)
• kóptō (G2875)

Occurrences

Proskóptō occurs 8 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), Luke (1), John (2), Romans (2), 1 Peter (1)

• Matthew 4:6 — And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash (προσκόψῃς) thy foot against a stone.
• Matthew 7:27 — And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon (προσέκοψαν) that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
• Luke 4:11 — And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash (προσκόψῃς) thy foot against a stone.
• John 11:9 — Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth (προσκόπτει) not, because he seeth the light of this world.
• John 11:10 — But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth (προσκόπτει), because there is no light in him.
• Romans 9:32 — Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled (προσέκοψαν) at that stumblingstone;
• Romans 14:21 — It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth (προσκόπτει), or is offended, or is made weak.
• 1 Peter 2:8 — And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble (προσκόπτουσιν) at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.