- Original: σκορπίος - Transliteration: Skorpios - Phonetic: skor-pee'-os - Definition: 1. a scorpion, the name of a little animal, somewhat resembling a lobster, which in warm regions lurk, esp. in stone walls; it has a poisonous sting in its tail - Origin: probably from an obsolete skerpo (perhaps strengthened from the base of G4649 and meaning to pierce) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Probably from σκέρπω skerpō an obsolete word (perhaps strengthened from the base of G4649 and meaning to pierce); a scorpion (from its sting): - scorpion. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • scorpion, 1 Revelation 9:5 • scorpions, 2 Revelation 9:3; Revelation 9:10