Hmm. The Intermediate Greek Lexicon gives the original meaning of "skandalon" as "a trap or a snare laid for an enemy": http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text

Hmm. The Intermediate Greek Lexicon gives the original meaning of "skandalon" as "a trap or a snare laid for an enemy": http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0058%3Aalphabetic+letter%3D*s%3Aentry+group%3D9%3Aentry%3Dska%2Fndalon http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%...