σκέλοςskélos

Same root

• σκόλοψskólops · G4647withered at the front, i.e. a point or prickle (figuratively, a bodily annoyance or disability)
• σκληρόςsklērós · G4642dry, i.e. hard or tough (figuratively, harsh, severe)
• σκολιόςskoliós · G4646warped, i.e. winding; figuratively, perverse

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

• John 19:31 It was the day of preparation, and the Jewish leaders didn’t want the bodies hanging there the next day, which was the Sabbath (and a very special Sabbath, because it was Passover week). So they asked Pilate to hasten their deaths by ordering that their legs be broken. Then their bodies could be taken down.
• John 19:32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men crucified with Jesus.
• John 19:33 But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead, so they didn’t break his legs.