- Original: σκέλος - Transliteration: Skelos - Phonetic: skel'-os - Definition: 1. the leg, from the hip to the toes inclusive - Origin: apparently from skello (to parch, through the idea of leanness) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Neuter - Strong's: Apparently from σκέλλω skellō(to parch; through the idea of leanness); the leg (as lank): - leg. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • legs, 3 Joh 19:31; Joh 19:32; Joh 19:33