stauros <4716>
staurov stauros
| Pronunciation | : | stow-ros' |
| Origin | : | from the base of 2476 |
| Reference | : | TDNT - 7:572,1071 |
| PrtSpch | : | n m (noun masculine) |
| In Greek | : | stauron 10, staurou 12, staurov 1, staurw 4 |
| In NET | : | cross 25, crosses 1, on a cross 1 |
| In AV | : | cross 28 |
| Count | : | 28 |
| Definition | : |
1) a cross 1a) a well known instrument of most cruel and ignominious punishment, borrowed by the Greeks and Romans from the Phoenicians; to it were affixed among the Romans, down to the time of Constantine the Great, the guiltiest criminals, particularly the basest slaves, robbers, the authors and abetters of insurrections, and occasionally in the provinces, at the arbitrary pleasure of the governors, upright and peaceable men also, and even Roman citizens themselves 1b) the crucifixion which Christ underwent 2 an upright "stake", esp. a pointed one, used as such in fences or palisades from the base of 2476; a stake or post (as set upright), i.e. (specially), a pole or cross (as an instrument of capital punishment); figuratively, exposure to death, i.e. self-denial; by implication, the atonement of Christ: KJV -- cross. see GREEK for 2476 |
| Related Hebrew | : | - |
