Quick Definition
προσκοπή, ῆς, ἡ n.f. a cause of stumbling
Strong's Definition
a stumbling, i.e. (figuratively and concretely) occasion of sin
Derivation: from G4350 (προσκόπτω);
KJV Usage: offence
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -ῆς | κόπτω
22.14 · Trouble, Hardship, Relief, Favorable Circumstances · Trouble, Hardship, Distress
obstacle, trouble, difficulty an obstacle or difficulty which may be encountered For other interpretations of προσκοπή in 2CO 6:3, see 25.183 and 88.307.
25.183 · Attitudes and Emotions · Offend, Be Offended
something to cause offense, what causes someone to be offended, offense an occasion or reason for taking offense For other interpretations of προσκοπή in 2CO 6:3, see 22.14 and 88.307.
88.307 · Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior · Sin, Wrongdoing, Guilt
that which causes someone to sin or that which provides an occasion for someone to sin that which provides an opportunity or occasion for causing someone to sin For other interpretations of προσκοπή in 2CO 6:3, see 22.14 and 25.183.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
προσ-κοπή, -ῆς, 9, (προσκόπτω), an occasion of stumbling [so R.V. (but A.V. offence) ]: διδόναι προσκοπήν (sc. ἄλλοις), to do something which causes others to stumble, i. e. leads them into error or sin, 2 Co. vi. 3 [ef. W. 484 (451)]. (Polyb.; [for wa fall, Prov. xvi. 18 Graecus Ven. ].)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
προσκοπή proskopē 1x
pr. a stumbling; offense; in NT an offense, shock, ground of exception, 2 Cor. 6:3*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** προσκοπή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< προσκόπτω), [in Gr. Ven.: Pr 16:18 (כִּשָּׁלוֹן)*;]
an occasion of stumbling, offence: II Co 6:3.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
προσκοπή (proskopē) — stumbling. προσ-κοπή, ἡ, = πρόσκομμα, __B offence taken, φθόνος καὶ π. [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; πρός τινα ἀλλοτριότης καὶ π. [Refs 1st c.BC+]; νοσήματα κατὰ προσκοπὴν γινόμενα, i.e. antipathies, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] give no cause of offence, [NT]