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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
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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, ὁ, 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 59 times in 54 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 3:9–Rev 18:12)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:9 - and do not presume to say to yourselves [as a defense], ‘We have Abraham for our father [so our inheritance assures us of salvation]’; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children (descendants) for Abraham.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:3 - And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:6 - And he said [mockingly] to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written,

‘HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU [to serve, care for, protect and watch over You]’;

and

‘THEY WILL LIFT YOU UP ON their HANDS,

SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:9 - “Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will [instead] give him a stone?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:42 -

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

‘THE [very] [fn]STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED and THREW AWAY,

HAS BECOME THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE;

THIS IS THE LORD’S DOING,

AND IT IS MARVELOUS and WONDERFUL IN OUR EYES’?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:44 - “And he who falls on this Stone will be broken to pieces; but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:2 - And He said to them, “Do you see all these things? I assure you and most solemnly say to you, not one stone here will be left on another, which will not be torn down.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:60 - and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock; and he rolled a large stone over the entrance of the tomb and went away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:66

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:66 - So they went and [fn]made the tomb secure, and along with [stationing] a guard of soldiers [to be on watch] they set a seal on the stone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:2 - And a great earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone [from the opening of the tomb], and sat on it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:5 - Night and day he was constantly screaming and shrieking among the tombs and on the mountains, and cutting himself with [sharp] stones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:10 - “Have you not even read this Scripture:

‘THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REGARDED AS UNWORTHY and REJECTED,

THIS [very stone] HAS BECOME THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:1 -

As He was coming out of the temple [grounds], one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look what [fn]wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:2 - Jesus replied to him, “You see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left on another which will not be [fn]torn down!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:46 - So Joseph purchased a [fine] linen cloth [for [fn]wrapping the body], and after taking Jesus down [from the cross], he wrapped Him in the linen cloth and placed Him in a tomb which had been cut out of rock. Then he rolled a [large, wheel-shaped] stone against the entrance of the tomb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:3 - And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll back the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:4 - Looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, though it was extremely large.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:8 - “Therefore produce fruit that is worthy of [and consistent with your] repentance [that is, live changed lives, turn from sin and seek God and His righteousness]. And do not even begin to say to yourselves [as a defense], ‘We have Abraham for our father [and so our heritage assures us of salvation]’; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children (descendants) for Abraham [for God can replace the unrepentant, regardless of their heritage, with those who are obedient].

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:3 - Then the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command this stone to turn into bread.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:11 -

and,

‘THEY WILL LIFT YOU UP ON their HANDS,

SO THAT YOU DO NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:2 - “It would be better for him if a millstone [as large as one turned by a donkey] were hung around his neck and he were hurled into the sea, than for him to cause one of these [fn]little ones to stumble [in sin and lose faith].

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:40 - Jesus replied, “I tell you, if these [people] keep silent, the stones will cry out [in praise]!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:44 - and they will level you to the ground, you [Jerusalem] and your children within you. They will not leave in you one stone on another, all because you did not [come progressively to] recognize [from observation and personal experience] the time of your visitation [when God was gracious toward you and offered you salvation].”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:17 - But Jesus looked at them and said, “What then is [the meaning of] this that is written:

‘THE [very] STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED,

THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE’?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:18 -

“Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken and shattered in pieces; and on whomever it falls, it will crush him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:5 -

As some were talking about the [fn]temple, that it was decorated with beautiful stones and consecrated offerings [of magnificent gifts of gold which were displayed on the walls and hung in the porticoes], He said,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:6 - “As for all these things which you see, the time will come when there will not be one stone left on another that will not be [fn]torn down.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:41 - And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:2 - And they found the [large, circular] stone rolled back from the tomb,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:7 - However, when they persisted in questioning Him, He straightened up and said, “He who is without [any] sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:59

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:59 - So they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus concealed Himself and left the temple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:31 -

Again the Jews picked up stones to stone Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:38 -

So Jesus, again deeply moved within [to the point of anger], approached the tomb. It was a cave, and a boulder was lying against it [to cover the entrance].

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:39 - Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to Him, “Lord, by this time there will be an offensive odor, for he has been dead four days! [It is hopeless!]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:41 - So they took away the stone. And Jesus raised His eyes [toward heaven] and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:1 -

Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw the stone [already] removed from the [groove across the entrance of the] tomb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:11 - “This Jesus is the STONE WHICH WAS DESPISED and REJECTED by you, THE BUILDERS, but WHICH BECAME THE [fn]CHIEF CORNERSTONE.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:29 - “So then, being God’s children, we should not think that the Divine Nature (deity) is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination or skill of man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:32

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:32 - And why not? Because it was not by faith [that they pursued it], but as though it were by works [relying on the merit of their works instead of their faith]. They stumbled over the stumbling Stone [Jesus Christ].

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:33 - As it is written and forever remains written,

“BEHOLD I AM LAYING IN ZION A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK OF OFFENSE;

AND HE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM [whoever adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED [in his expectations].”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:12 - But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:7 -

Now if the ministry of death, engraved in letters on stones [the covenant of the Law which led to death because of sin], came with such glory and splendor that the Israelites were not able to look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, [a brilliance] that was fading,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:4 -

Come to Him [the risen Lord] as to a living Stone which men rejected and threw away, but which is choice and precious in the sight of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:5 - You [believers], like living stones, are [fn]being built up into a spiritual house for a holy and dedicated priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices [that are] acceptable and pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:6 - For this is contained in Scripture:

“BEHOLD, I AM LAYING IN ZION A CHOSEN STONE, A PRECIOUS (honored) CORNERSTONE,

AND HE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM [whoever adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] WILL NEVER BE DISAPPOINTED [in his expectations].”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:7 -

This precious value, then, is for you who believe [in Him as God’s only Son—the Source of salvation]; but for those who disbelieve,

“THE [very] STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED

HAS BECOME THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE,”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:8 -

and,

“A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK OF OFFENSE”;

for they stumble because they disobey the word [of God], and to this they [who reject Him as Savior] were also appointed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:3 - And He who sat there appeared like [the crystalline sparkle of] [fn]a jasper stone and [the fiery redness of] a sardius stone, and encircling the throne there was a rainbow that looked like [the color of an] emerald.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:4 - The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold, precious stones and pearls, [and she was] holding in her hand a gold cup full of the abominations and the filth of her [sexual] immorality.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:12 - cargoes of gold and silver and precious stones and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet; all kinds of citron (scented) wood and every article of ivory and every article of very costly and lavish wood and bronze and iron and marble;

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