1. (n.) A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc.

2. (n.) The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay their necks when they are beheaded.

3. (n.) The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.

4. (n.) The pattern or shape of a hat.

5. (n.) A large or long building divided into separate houses or shops, or a number of houses or shops built in contact with each other so as to form one building; a row of houses or shops.

6. (n.) A square, or portion of a city enclosed by streets, whether occupied by buildings or not.

7. (n.) A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the rigging of ships, and in tackles.

8. (n.) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.

9. (v. t.) Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way.

10. (n.) A piece of box or other wood for engravers' work.

11. (n.) A piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry) on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to make it type high.

12. (n.) A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt.

13. (n.) A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below.

14. (n.) To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed by up; as, to block up a road or harbor.

15. (n.) To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood glued to each.

16. (n.) To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.

4625. skandalon -- a stick for bait (of a trap), generally a snare ...
... a stick for bait (of a trap), generally a snare, a stumbling block, an offense.
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: skandalon Phonetic Spelling: (skan ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4625.htm - 8k

4348. proskomma -- a stumbling, an occasion of stumbling
... of stumbling. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: proskomma Phonetic Spelling:
(pros'-kom-mah) Short Definition: a stumbling-block Definition: a ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4348.htm - 6k

1798. enupnion -- a dream
... 17). 1798 ("a dream") is an ideal time for the Lord to communicate in a
way we easily block in the busyness of life. The Christian ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1798.htm - 7k

296. amphodon -- a road around
... a road around. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: amphodon Phonetic Spelling:
(am'-fod-on) Short Definition: a street, quarter, block Definition: prop ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/296.htm - 6k

5420. phrasso -- to fence in, to stop
... stop. Apparently a strengthening form of the base of phren; to fence or inclose,
ie (specially), to block up (figuratively, to silence) -- stop. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5420.htm - 6k

1465. egkopto -- to cut into, ie fig. impede, detain
... cut to (like blocking off a road); () by "introducing an obstacle that stands "
(Souter); (figuratively) , by what is desired or needed; to block (hinder). ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1465.htm - 7k

4351. proskulio -- to roll to
... roll to. From pros and kulioo; to roll towards, ie Block against -- roll (to). see
GREEK pros. see GREEK kulioo. (prosekulisen) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4351.htm - 6k

4026. periistemi -- to stand around, turn around (to avoid)
... hence, 'avoid, ' " ( 1059). In 2 Tim 2:16 and Tit 3:9, 4026 ("block out")
means to oneself in a way that contact. [4026 () in 2 ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4026.htm - 8k

4383. mikshol -- a stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, a ...
... a stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, a stumbling block. Transliteration:
mikshol or mikshol Phonetic Spelling: (mik-shole') Short Definition: block. ...
/hebrew/4383.htm - 6k

4384. makshelah -- something overthrown, a stumbling block
... something overthrown, a stumbling block. Transliteration: makshelah Phonetic Spelling:
(mak-shay-law') Short Definition: ruins. ... ruin, stumbling-block. ...
/hebrew/4384.htm - 6k

944. bul -- produce, outgrowth
... 943, 944. bul. 945 . produce, outgrowth. Transliteration: bul Phonetic
Spelling: (bool) Short Definition: block. Word Origin from ...
/hebrew/944.htm - 6k

1848. dophi -- a blemish, fault
... slanders. From an unused root (meaning to push over); a stumbling-block --
slanderest. 1847, 1848. dophi. 1849 . Strong's Numbers.
/hebrew/1848.htm - 5k

6330. puqah -- tottering, staggering
... Word Origin from puq Definition tottering, staggering NASB Word Usage grief (1).
grief. From puwq; a stumbling-block -- grief. see HEBREW puwq. 6329, 6330. ...
/hebrew/6330.htm - 6k

2629. chasam -- to stop up, muzzle
... Definition: off. Word Origin a prim. root Definition to stop up, muzzle
NASB Word Usage block off (1), muzzle (1). muzzle, stop. A ...
/hebrew/2629.htm - 5k

Peter as a Stumbling-Block to Jesus.
... Book XII. 23. Peter as a Stumbling-Block to Jesus. Next we must inquire
how He said to Peter, "Thou art a stumbling-block unto Me ...
/.../origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/23 peter as a stumbling-block.htm

My Spirit Bows in Adoration to the Cross, which is a Stumbling ...
... Chapter XVIII. My spirit bows in adoration to the cross, which is a
stumbling-block to those who? My spirit bows in adoration ...
/.../chapter xviii my spirit bows.htm

How Brother Conrad of Offida Converted a Young Brother, who was a ...
... HERE BEGIN THE LITTLE FLOWERS OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHAPTER XLIII HOW BROTHER
CONRAD OF OFFIDA CONVERTED A YOUNG BROTHER, WHO WAS A STUMBLING BLOCK TO THE ...
/.../the little flowers of st francis of assisi/chapter xliii how brother conrad.htm

The Very Simplicity of God's Means of Working, a Stumbling-Block ...
... Chapter II."The Very Simplicity of God's Means of Working, a Stumbling-
Block to the Carnal Mind. Well, but how great is the force ...
/.../tertullian/on baptism/chapter ii the very simplicity of.htm

Where There is Only one Woman, the Father Does not Make a Stay ...
... And, that we may not give a pretext to those who desire to get a pretext against
us and to speak evil of us, and that we may not be a stumbling-block to any one ...
/.../clement/two epistles concerning virginity/chapter v where there is only.htm

When Confessing the Divinity of Christ we Ought not to Pass Over ...
... But we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling-block, to the Gentiles
foolishness: but to them that are saved, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power ...
/.../cassian/the seven books of john cassian /chapter viii when confessing the.htm

Christ Crucified is an Offence and Foolishness to those who ...
... And where is that saying of yours, O Apostle Paul: "But we preach Christ crucified,
to the Jews indeed a stumbling block, but to the Gentiles foolishness: but ...
/.../cassian/the seven books of john cassian /chapter xii christ crucified is.htm

The Offending Hand, or Foot, or Eye.
... which are becoming to itself, may not be able to say to the feet, "I have no need
of you." If, however, any foot be found to become a stumbling-block to the ...
/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/24 the offending hand or.htm

The Sculptor's Work
... sculptor. I had seen only the block of stone; but within that block of stone
he had seen the beautiful figure of the king of beasts. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/naylor/heart talks/talk fifty the sculptors work.htm

That He who is the Pre-Eminent Cause of Everything Intelligibly ...
... Bergson.) A sculptor would not accept a block of ice in place of a block of marble
(for ice will not carve into a statue); and yet the block of marble is not ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/rolt/dionysius the areopagite/chapter v that he who.htm

Block (22 Occurrences)
... n.) A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually
with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which ...
/b/block.htm - 16k

Stumbling-block (20 Occurrences)
Stumbling-block. Stumblingblock, Stumbling-block. Stumblingblocks . Noah Webster's
Dictionary ... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. STUMBLING-BLOCK; STUMBLING-STONE. ...
/s/stumbling-block.htm - 15k

Offence (27 Occurrences)
... (2.) A stumbling-block or cause of temptation (Isaiah 8:14; Matthew 16:23; 18:7).
Greek skandalon, properly that at which one stumbles or takes offence. ...
/o/offence.htm - 25k

Stumbling (51 Occurrences)
... You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things
of God, but on the things of men." (WEB ASV YLT NAS NIV). ...
/s/stumbling.htm - 21k

Offend (24 Occurrences)
... etc., or a sin. In Scripture we have the special significance of a
stumbling-block, or cause of falling, sin, etc. 1. Old Testament ...
/o/offend.htm - 23k

Stock (16 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The stem or branch in which a graft is inserted. 3. (n.) A block of wood;
something fixed and solid; a pillar; a firm support; a post. ...
/s/stock.htm - 16k

Stumblingblock (14 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia STUMBLING-BLOCK; STUMBLING-STONE.
stum'-bling-blok, (mikhshol, makhshelah; proskomma, skandalon): These ...
/s/stumblingblock.htm - 13k

Obstacle (6 Occurrences)
... Romans 14:13 Therefore let's not judge one another any more, but judge this rather,
that no man put a stumbling block in his brother's way, or an occasion for ...
/o/obstacle.htm - 8k

Tackle (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and
pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block...
/t/tackle.htm - 7k

Pillow (8 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass;
a pillow block. 3. (n.) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit. ...
/p/pillow.htm - 9k

What does it mean to be a stumbling block to someone else? | GotQuestions.org

Could Calvinism be a stumbling block to the spread of the gospel of Christ? | GotQuestions.org

What is the Job's Daughters program? | GotQuestions.org

Block: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus