Strong's Number G4651

Transliteration:

skorpios{skor-pee'-os}

Word Origin:

probably from an obsolete skerpo (perhaps strengthened from the base of 4649 and meaning to pierce)

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Usage in the KJV:

scorpion 5

Total: 5

Definition:

a scorpion, the name of a little animal, somewhat resembling a lobster, which in warm regions lurk, esp. in stone walls; it has a poisonous sting in its tail