skorpios names a stinging creature, cited directly and used as a comparison for harmful power and torment.

The attested uses name a stinging creature, most often as the comparison point for authority to harm or for torment; the Luke passages refer to such creatures directly, whether trodden upon or offered in place of an egg.

1. Comparison for harmful authority or torment · dominant

   In Revelation 9:3, the nominative plural occurs in a comparison of the authority that creatures from the smoke receive with the authority scorpions of the earth have. Revelation 9:5 compares torment to that of a singular scorpion striking a human, while Revelation 9:10 describes tails like scorpions and stings; the APB renders these clauses with harmful authority and torment.

   Revelation 9:3Revelation 9:5Revelation 9:10
2. Creature named directly · common

   Luke 10:19 uses the genitive plural in the phrase about treading on serpents and scorpions. In Luke 11:12, the accusative singular is the thing that might be given when an egg is requested; the APB renders the question, “will give him a scorpion?”

   Luke 10:19Luke 11:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “scorpions” or “scorpion” in all five verses, both for direct reference and in Revelation’s comparisons. Its surrounding language of authority, stings, and torment confirms the clauses rather than defining each form independently.