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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 - And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:24 - Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:32 - As they were going out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry his cross.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:40 - and saying, "You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are God's Son, 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 cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down now from the cross, we will believe in him!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:34 - Then Jesus called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:21 - The soldiers forced a passerby to carry his cross, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country (he was the father of Alexander and Rufus).

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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 Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!" Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:23 - Then he said to them all, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:27 - Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:26 - As they led him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country. They placed the cross on his back and made him carry it behind Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:17 - and carrying his own cross he went out to the place called "The Place of the Skull" (called in Aramaic Golgotha).

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:19 - Pilate also had a notice written and fastened to the cross, which read: "Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:25 - Now standing beside Jesus' cross were his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:31 - Then, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies should not stay on the crosses on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was an especially important one), the Jewish leaders asked Pilate to have the victims' legs broken and the bodies taken down.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:17 - For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel - and not with clever speech, so that the cross of Christ would not become useless.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:18

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:11 - Now, brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:12 - Those who want to make a good showing in external matters are trying to force you to be circumcised. They do so only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:14 - But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, 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 to reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by which the hostility has been killed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:8 - He humbled himself, by becoming obedient to the point of death - even death on a cross!

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:18 - For many live, about whom I have often told you, and now, with tears, I tell you that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:20 - and through him to reconcile all things to himself by making peace through the blood of his cross - through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:14 - He has destroyed what was against us, a certificate of indebtedness expressed in decrees opposed to us. He has taken it away by nailing it to the cross.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:2 - keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
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