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Lexicon :: Strong's G4716 - stauros

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σταυρός
Transliteration
stauros (Key)
Pronunciation
stow-ros'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the base of ἵστημι (G2476)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:572,1071

Strong’s Definitions

σταυρός staurós, stow-ros'; from the base of G2476; 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:—cross.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's G4716 in the following manner: cross (28x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x
The KJV translates Strong's G4716 in the following manner: cross (28x).

  1. a cross

    1. 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

    2. the crucifixion which Christ underwent

  2. an upright "stake", esp. a pointed one, used as such in fences or palisades

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σταυρός staurós, stow-ros'; from the base of G2476; 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:—cross.
STRONGS G4716:
σταυρός, σταυροῦ, ὁ (from ἵστημι (root sta); cf. Latinstauro, English staff (see Skeat, Etymological Dictionary, under the word); Curtius, § 216; Vanicek, p. 1126);
1. an upright stake, especially a pointed one (Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon).
2. a cross;
a. the 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; cf. Winers RWB, under the word Kreuzigung; Merz in Herzog edition 1 ((cf. Schaff-Herzog) also Schultze in Herzog edition 2), under the word Kreuz; Keim, iii., p. 409ff. (English translation, vi. 138; BB. DD., see under the words, Cross, Crucifixion; O. Zöckler, Das Kreuz Christi (Gütersloh, 1875); English translation, Lond. 1878; Fulda, Das Kreuz u. d. Kreuzigung (Bresl. 1878); Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, ii. 582ff). This horrible punishment the innocent Jesus also suffered: Matthew 27:32, 40, 42; Mark 15:21, 30, 32; Luke 23:26; John 19:17, 19, 25, 31; Colossians 2:14; Hebrews 12:2; θάνατος σταυροῦ, Philippians 2:8; τό αἷμα τοῦ σταυροῦ, blood shed on the cross; Colossians 1:20.
b. equivalent to the crucifixion which Christ underwent: Galatians 5:11 (on which see σκάνδαλον, under the end); Ephesians 2:16; with the addition of τοῦ Χριστοῦ, 1 Corinthians 1:17; the saving power of his crucifixion, Philippians 3:18 (on which see ἐχθρός, at the end); Galatians 6:14; τῷ σταυρῷ τοῦ Χριστοῦ διώκεσθαι, to encounter persecution on account of one's avowed belief in the saving efficacy of Christ's crucifixion, Galatians 6:12; ὁ λόγος ὁ τοῦ σταυροῦ, the doctrine concerning the saving power of the death on the cross endured by Christ, 1 Corinthians 1:18. The judicial usage which compelled those condemned to crucifixion themselves to carry the cross to the place of punishment (Plutarch, de sara numinis vindict. c. 9; Artemidorus Daldianus, oneir. 2, 56, cf. John 19:17), gave rise to the proverbial expression αἴρειν or λαμβάνειν or βαστάζειν τόν σταυρόν αὐτοῦ, which was usually used by those who, on behalf of God's cause, do not hesitate cheerfully and manfully to bear persecutions, troubles, distresses — thus recalling the fate of Christ and the spirit in which he encountered it (cf. Bleek, Synop. Erkl. der drei ersten Evangg. i, p. 439f): Matthew 10:38; Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Mark 10:21 (R L in brackets); Mark 15:21; Luke 9:23; Luke 14:27.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
10:38; 16:24; 27:32; 27:40; 27:42
Mark
8:34; 10:21; 15:21; 15:21; 15:30; 15:32
Luke
9:23; 14:27; 23:26
John
19:17; 19:17; 19:19; 19:25; 19:31
1 Corinthians
1:17; 1:18
Galatians
5:11; 6:12; 6:14
Ephesians
2:16
Philippians
2:8; 3:18
Colossians
1:20; 2:14
Hebrews
12:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4716 matches the Greek σταυρός (stauros),
which occurs 27 times in 27 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:38 - He who doesn't take his cross and follow after me, isn't worthy of me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:24 - Then Yeshua said to his talmidim, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:32 - As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Shim`on by name, and they compelled him to go with them, that he might carry his cross.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:40 - and saying, "You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:42 - "He saved others, but he can't save himself. If he is the King of Yisra'el, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:34 - He called the multitude to himself with his talmidim, and said to them, "Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:21 - They compelled one passing by, coming from the country, Shim`on of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:30 - save yourself, and come down from the cross!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:32 - Let the Messiah, the King of Yisra'el, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe him." Those who were crucified with him insulted him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:23 - He said to all, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:27 - Whoever doesn't bear his own cross, and come after me, can't be my talmid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:26 - When they led him away, they grabbed one Shim`on of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it after Yeshua.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:17 - He went out, bearing his cross, to the place called "The Place of a Skull," which is called in Hebrew, "Gulgolta,"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:19 - Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. There was written, "YESHUA OF NATZERET, THE KING OF THE YEHUDIM."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:25 - But there were standing by the cross of Yeshua his mother, and his mother's sister, Miryam the wife of Klofah, and Miryam from Magdala.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:31 - Therefore the Yehudim, because it was the Preparation Day, so that the bodies wouldn't remain on the cross on the Shabbat (for that Shabbat was a special one), asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:17 - For Messiah sent me not to immerse, but to preach the Good News -- not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Messiah wouldn't be made void.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:18 - For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are saved it is the power of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:11 - But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling-block of the cross has been removed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:12 - As many as desire to look good in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised; only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Messiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:14 - But far be it from me to boast, except in the cross of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:16 - and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, having killed the hostility thereby.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:8 - And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:18 - For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Messiah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:20 - and through him to reconcile all things to himself, having made shalom through the blood of his cross. Through him, I say, whether things on the eretz, or things in the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:14 - wiping out the handwriting in ordinances which was against us; and he has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:2 - looking to Yeshua, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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