14But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam,who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality.
The term used in the Greek describes a trap that is set before the unsuspecting in an effort to ensnare. The desired effect would be that you give yourself to sin and eventually fall away from the faith in favour of the idols.
14 But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality.