Mark 9:42

Καὶ ὃς ἐὰν σκανδαλίσῃ ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν τῶν πιστευόντων εἰς ἐμέ, καλόν ἐστιν αὐτῷ μᾶλλον εἰ περίκειται λίθος μυλικὸς περὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ, καὶ βέβληται εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 2532; Kai; Καὶ; And; Conj

Strongs 3739; hos; ὃς; which/whichever; RelPro-NMS

Strongs 302; an; ἂν; conditional particle; Prtcl

Strongs 4624; skandalisē; σκανδαλίσῃ; he should cause to stumble; V-ASA-3S

Strongs 1520; hena; ἕνα; one; Adj-AMS

Strongs 3588; tōn; τῶν; the; Art-GMP

Strongs 3398; mikrōn; μικρῶν; a little one; Adj-GMP

Strongs 3778; toutōn; τούτων; these; DPro-GMP

Strongs 3588; tōn; τῶν; the; Art-GMP

Strongs 4100; pisteuontōn; πιστευόντων; those who are trusting; V-PPA-GMP

Strongs 1519; eis; ‹εἰς; into; Prep

Strongs 1473; eme; ἐμέ›; Me; PPro-A1S

Strongs 2570; kalon; καλόν; [is] good; Adj-NNS

Strongs 1510; estin; ἐστιν; is; V-PIA-3S

Strongs 846; autō; αὐτῷ; to himself; PPro-DM3S

Strongs 3123; mallon; μᾶλλον; rather; Adv

Strongs 1487; ei; εἰ; if; Conj

Strongs 4029; perikeitai; περίκειται; is encompassed by; V-PIM/P-3S

Strongs 3458; mylos; μύλος; a millstone; N-NMS

Strongs 3684; onikos; ὀνικὸς; of an ass; Adj-NMS

Strongs 4012; peri; περὶ; around; Prep

Strongs 3588; ton; τὸν; the; Art-AMS

Strongs 5137; trachēlon; τράχηλον; neck; N-AMS

Strongs 846; autou; αὐτοῦ; himself; PPro-GM3S

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 906; beblētai; βέβληται; he has been cast; V-RIM/P-3S

Strongs 1519; eis; εἰς; into; Prep

Strongs 3588; tēn; τὴν; the; Art-AFS

Strongs 2281; thalassan; θάλασσαν; sea; N-AFS

RBT Translation:

"Your Neck is Like a Tower"

And whosoever should scandalize one the Little Ones of these ones, the ones who are trusting, it is good for himself rather if a millstone of an ass²⁵ is surrounding around the Neck of himself and he has been thrown into the Sea.

LITV Translation:
And whoever causes one of these little ones that believe in Me to offend, it is good for him if rather a millstone be laid about his neck, and he be thrown into the sea.

ESV Translation:
“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

Footnotes

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The adjective ὀν-ῐκός, -ή, -όν (derived from ὄνυξ, "onyx") typically means "made of onyx" or "pertaining to onyx." However, in certain contexts, it can also mean "of or for an ass" or "related to an ass." For example, μύλος ὀ. refers to a mill for an ass, where an ass may turn the millstone, and ὀ. κτήνη refers to livestock of or for asses. The suffix -ῐκός denotes a relationship, purpose, or function, and here it implies something associated with or intended for use by an ass.