κυλλόςkyllós

rocking about, i.e. crippled (maimed, in feet or hands)

Greek (New Testament) · G2948

Meanings

1. crooked, crippled: Matthew 15:30, Matthew 15:31

2. maimed: Matthew 18:8, Mark 9:43.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 15:30 A vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and he healed them all.
  • Matthew 15:31 The crowd was amazed! Those who hadn’t been able to speak were talking, the crippled were made well, the lame were walking, and the blind could see again! And they praised the God of Israel.
  • Matthew 18:8 So if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand or one foot than to be thrown into eternal fire with both of your hands and feet.
  • Mark 9:43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hell with two hands.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.