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Lexicon :: Strong's G3037 - lithos

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λίθος
Transliteration
lithos (Key)
Pronunciation
lee'-thos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primary word
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:268,534

Strong’s Definitions

λίθος líthos, lee'-thos; apparently a primary word; a stone (literally or figuratively):—(mill-, stumbling-)stone.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 60x

The KJV translates Strong's G3037 in the following manner: stone (49x), one stone (4x), another (4x), stumbling stone (with G4348) (2x), mill stone (with G3457) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 60x
The KJV translates Strong's G3037 in the following manner: stone (49x), one stone (4x), another (4x), stumbling stone (with G4348) (2x), mill stone (with G3457) (1x).
  1. a stone

    1. of small stones

    2. of building stones

    3. metaph. of Christ

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λίθος líthos, lee'-thos; apparently a primary word; a stone (literally or figuratively):—(mill-, stumbling-)stone.
STRONGS G3037:
λίθος, λίθου, , the Sept. for אֶבֶן (from Homer down); a stone: of small stones, Matthew 4:6; Matthew 7:9; Luke 3:8; 4:(Luke 4:3),Luke 4:11; Luke 11:11; 22:41; John 8:7; plural, Matthew 3:9; Matthew 4:3; Mark 5:5; Luke 3:8; Luke 19:40; John 8:59; John 10:31; of a large stone, Matthew 27:60, 66; Matthew 28:2; Mark 15:46; Mark 16:3; Luke 24:2; John 11:38f, 41; John 20:1; of building stones, Matthew 21:42, 44 (T omits; L WH Tr marginal reading brackets the verse); Matthew 24:2; Mark 12:10; Mark 13:1; Luke 19:44; Luke 20:17; Luke 21:5; Acts 4:11; 1 Peter 2:7; metaphorically of Christ: λίθος ἀκρογωνιαῖος (which see), ἐκλεκτός (cf. 2 Esdr. 5:8), ἔντιμος, 1 Peter 2:6 (Isaiah 28:16); ζῶν (see ζάω, II. b.), 1 Peter 2:4; λίθος προσκόμματος, one whose words, acts, end, men (so stumble at) take such offence at, that they reject him and thus bring upon themselves ruin, 1 Peter 2:8 (7); Romans 9:33; of Christians: λίθοι ζῶντες, living stones (see ζάω, as above), of which the temple of God is built, 1 Peter 2:5; of the truths with which, as with building materials, a teacher builds Christians up in wisdom, λίθοι τίμιοι, costly stones, 1 Corinthians 3:12. λίθος μυλικός, Mark 9:42 R G; Luke 17:2 L T Tr WH, cf. Revelation 18:21. of precious stones, gems: λίθος τίμιος, Revelation 17:4; Revelation 18:12, 16; Revelation 21:11, 19 (2 Samuel 12:30; 1 Kings 10:2, 11); ἰάσπις, Revelation 4:3; ἐνδεδυμένοι λίθον (for R G T λίνον) καθαρόν, Revelation 15:6 L Tr text WH (Ezekiel 28:13 πάντα (or πᾶν) λίθον χρηστόν ἐνδέδεσαι; (see WH. Introduction at the passage cited)); but (against the reading λίθον) (cf. Scrivener, Plain Introduction etc., p. 658). Special stones cut in a certain form: stone tablets (engraved with letters), 2 Corinthians 3:7; statues of idols, Acts 17:29 (Deuteronomy 4:28; Ezekiel 20:32).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
4:28
2 Samuel
12:30
1 Kings
10:2; 10:11
Isaiah
28:16
Ezekiel
20:32; 28:13
Matthew
3:9; 4:3; 4:6; 7:9; 21:42; 21:44; 24:2; 27:60; 27:66; 28:2
Mark
5:5; 9:42; 12:10; 13:1; 15:46; 16:3
Luke
3:8; 3:8; 4; 4:3; 4:11; 11:11; 17:2; 19:40; 19:44; 20:17; 21:5; 22:41; 24:2
John
8:7; 8:59; 10:31; 11:38; 11:41; 20:1
Acts
4:11; 17:29
Romans
9:33
1 Corinthians
3:12
2 Corinthians
3:7
1 Peter
2:4; 2:5; 2:6; 2:7; 2:8
Revelation
4:3; 15:6; 17:4; 18:12; 18:16; 18:21; 21:11; 21:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3037 matches the Greek λίθος (lithos),
which occurs 60 times in 55 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 3:9–Rev 17:4)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:9 -

“And don’t presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:3 -

Then the tempter approached him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:6 -

and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written:

He will give his angels orders concerning you,

and they will support you with their hands

so that you will not strike

your foot against a stone.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:9 -

“Who among you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:42 -

Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:

The stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone.[fn]

This is what the Lord has done

and it is wonderful in our eyes?

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:44 -

“Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will shatter him.”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:2 -

He replied to them, “Do you see all these things? Truly I tell you, not one stone will be left here on another that will not be thrown down.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:60 -

and placed it in his new tomb, which he had cut into the rock. He left after rolling a great stone against the entrance of the tomb.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:66 -

They went and secured the tomb by setting a seal on the stone and placing the guards.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:2 -

There was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. He rolled back the stone and was sitting on it.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:5 -

Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains, he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:42 -

“But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to fall away ​— ​it would be better for him if a heavy millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:10 -

“Haven’t you read this Scripture:

The stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:1 -

As he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, look! What massive stones! What impressive buildings! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:2 -

Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another ​— ​all will be thrown down.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:46 -

After he bought some linen cloth, Joseph took him down and wrapped him in the linen. Then he laid him in a tomb cut out of the rock and rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:3 -

They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance to the tomb for us? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:4 -

Looking up, they noticed that the stone ​— ​which was very large ​— ​had been rolled away.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:8 -

“Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance. And don’t start saying to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:3 -

The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:11 -

“and

they will support you with their hands,

so that you will not strike

your foot against a stone.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:11 -

“What father among you, if his son[fn] asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:40 -

He answered, “I tell you, if they were to keep silent, the stones would cry out.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:44 -

“They will crush you and your children among you to the ground, and they will not leave one stone on another in your midst, because you did not recognize the time when God visited you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:17 -

But he looked at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of this Scripture:[fn]

The stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone?

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:18 -

“Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it falls, it will shatter him.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:5 -

As some were talking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, he said,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:6 -

“These things that you see ​— ​the days will come when not one stone will be left on another that will not be thrown down.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:41 -

Then he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and began to pray,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:2 -

They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:7 -

When they persisted in questioning him, he stood up and said to them, “The one without sin among you should be the first to throw a stone at her.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:59 -

So they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus was hidden[fn] and went out of the temple.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:31 -

Again the Jews picked up rocks to stone him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:38 -

Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:39 -

“Remove the stone,” Jesus said.

Martha, the dead man’s sister, told him, “Lord, there is already a stench because he has been dead four days.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:41 -

So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you heard me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:1 -

On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark. She saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:11 -

“This Jesus is

the stone rejected by you builders,

which has become the cornerstone.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:29 -

“Since, then, we are God’s offspring, we shouldn’t think that the divine nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image fashioned by human art and imagination.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:32 -

Why is that? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were by works.[fn] They stumbled over the stumbling stone.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:33 -

As it is written,

Look, I am putting a stone in Zion to stumble over

and a rock to trip over,

and the one who believes on him

will not be put to shame.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:12 -

If anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw,

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:7 -

Now if the ministry that brought death, chiseled in letters on stones, came with glory, so that the Israelites were not able to gaze steadily at Moses’s face because of its glory, which was set aside,

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:4 -

As you come to him, a living stone ​— ​rejected by people but chosen and honored by[fn] God ​— ​

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:5 -

you yourselves, as living stones, a spiritual house, are being built to be a holy priesthood[fn] to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:6 -

For it stands in Scripture:

See, I lay a stone in Zion,

a chosen and honored[fn] cornerstone,

and the one who believes in him

will never be put to shame.

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:7 -

So honor will come to you who believe; but for the unbelieving,

The stone that the builders rejected —

this one has become the cornerstone,

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:8 -

and

A stone to stumble over,

and a rock to trip over.

They stumble because they disobey the word; they were destined for this.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:3 -

The one seated[fn] there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian stone. A rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald surrounded the throne.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:4 -

The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, jewels, and pearls. She had a golden cup in her hand filled with everything detestable and with the impurities of her[fn] prostitution.


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