Biblical Types, Symbols & Patterns
Crooked
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Crooked as direct moral metaphor for perversity
Biblical crooked-language can describe literal non-straightness and can be used metaphorically for moral perversity or distortion.
Context control: Reclassify the legacy entry from symbol to direct lexical/metaphorical description.
The legacy Crooked entry should be reclassified: Scripture directly uses crooked/non-straight language as a lexical and moral metaphor for perversity rather than as an independent symbolic code.
Grade 1: Explicit biblical interpretationScope: The moral metaphor is established where context uses it; this does not make every crooked object morally symbolic.
Residual uncertainty: No material residual uncertainty beyond the stated scope limitation.
Evidence sources
- Canonical Scripture: MT/LXX/NA28 with NET/ESV comparison — Text loci verified for TSP-S0F Batch 1
- BibleHub lexical summary — Greek skolios: crooked/perverse — Accessed/verified 2026-09-20
Lexical mappings
These are cross-tier mappings only; lexical definitions remain owned by the site’s lexical resources.
- GREEK: σκολιός skolios — G4646
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