Quick Definition
σκορπίος, ου, ὁ n.m. a scorpion
Strong's Definition
probably from an obsolete skerpo (perhaps strengthened from the base of 4649 and meaning to pierce); a "scorpion" (from its sting)
KJV Usage: scorpion
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, m. | -ου
4.56 · Animals · Reptiles and Other 'Creeping Things'
scorpion terrestrial arachnid (eight-legged) with pincers and a poisonous sting at the end of its jointed tail, which it can hold curved over the back; grows to about 13 cm long; known for the pain and danger of its sting, and associated with harsh, inhospitable living conditions In the two NT occurrences of σκορπίος (REV 9:5), the emphasis is upon the stinging capacity of the scorpion, and if in a particular area of the world scorpions are not known, it is possible to use a descriptive phrase such as ‘a fierce, stinging, little creature.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σκορπίος, -ov, 6, [(for deriv. see the preceding word) ; from Aeschyl. down; on its accent, ef. Chandler § 246], a scorpion, Sept. for 1p)’, the name of a little animal, somewhat resembling a lobster, which in warm regions lurks esp. in stone walls; it has a poisoneus sting in its tail [McC. and S. and BB. DD. 5. v.}: Lk. x.19; xi. 12; Rev. ix. 3, 5, 10.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
σκορπίος skorpios 5x
a scorpion, a large insect, sometimes several inches in length, shaped somewhat like a crab and furnished with a tail terminating in a stinger from which it emits a dangerous poison, Lk. 10:19; 11:12; Rev. 9:3, 5, 10*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
σκορπίος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX for עַקְרָב ;]
a scorpion: Lk 10:19 11:12, Re 9:3, 5, 10.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
σκορπίος, “ἃ scorpion.” On the mummy tablet Prezsigke 1200 it is recorded that a certain Apollonius ἐτελεύτησεν ὑπὸ σκορπίου : cf. the sepulchral inser. 75. 12678 (a.p. 8) wAfa]ycioa . . 79 σκύβαλον ὑπὸ σκορπίου μετήλλαξε, and P Lond 121198. (iii/a.p.) (= I. p. 90) πρὸς σκορπίου πληγήν. For the word as a sign of the Zodiac see the calendar P Hib I. 279% (B.c. 301-240) € Σικορπίος ἑῶιος [ἄρχεται δύνειν, “5%, Scorpio begins to set in the morning,” the horoscope PSI IV. 312° (A.p. 345) Σελήνη Σκορπίῳ, and the Gnostic charm against reptiles P Oxy VII. 1060° (vi/a.D.) σκορπίε. . ἀπάλλαξον τὸν οἶκον τοῦτον ἀπὸ παντὸς κακοῦ ἑρπετοῦ <kal> πράγματος ταχὺ ταχύ.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
σκορπίος (skorpios) — scorpion. σκορπί-ος, ὁ, scorpion, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. ὁ χερσαῖος[Refs 5th c.BC+]; also σκορπίον ὀκτώπουν ἐγείρεις 'let sleeping dogs lie', [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II. a sea-fish, probably Scorpaena scrofa, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; used (like the mugilis in Catull.15.19, [LXX+5th c.BC+]
III. scorpion furze, Genista acanthoclada, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
III.2. scorpion root, Doronicum caucasicum, [Refs]
III.3. ={θηλυφόνον}, [Refs]
IV. the constellation [Refs 4th c.BC+]
V. an engine of war for discharging arrows, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
VI. a stone, [Refs 5th c.AD+]