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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 28 times in 28 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:38 - And he who does not take up his cross and follow after 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 any one desires to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:32 - And as they went forth they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; him they compelled to go with them that he might bear his cross.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:40 - and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou art Son of God, descend from the cross.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:42 - He saved others, himself he cannot save. He is King of Israel: let him descend now from the cross, and we will believe on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:34 - And having called the crowd with his disciples, he said to them, Whoever desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:21 - And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said to him, One thing lackest thou: go, sell whatever thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:21 - And they compel to go with them a certain passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus, that he might carry his cross.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:30 - save thyself, and descend 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 descend now from the cross, that we may see and may believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:23 - And he said to them all, If any one will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:27 - and whoever does not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:26 - And as they led him away, they laid hold on a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, and put the cross upon him to bear it behind Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:17 - And he went out, bearing his cross, to the place called place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:19 - And Pilate wrote a title also and put it on the cross. But there was written: Jesus the Nazaraean, the King of the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:25 - And by the cross of Jesus stood his mother, and the sister of his mother, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:31 - The Jews therefore, that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath, for it was the preparation, (for the day of that sabbath was a great day,) demanded of Pilate that their legs might be broken and they taken away.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:17 - For Christ has not sent me to baptise, but to preach glad tidings; not in wisdom of word, that the cross of the Christ may not be made vain.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:18 - For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness, but to us that are saved it is God's power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:11 - But *I*, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why am I yet persecuted? Then the scandal of the cross has been done away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:12 - As many as desire to have a fair appearance in the flesh, these compel you to be circumcised, only that they may not be persecuted because of the cross of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:14 - But far be it from me to boast save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world is 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 both in one body to God by the cross, having by it slain the enmity;

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:8 - and having been found in figure as a man, humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, and that 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 have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, 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 by him to reconcile all things to itself, having made peace by the blood of his cross -- by him, whether the things on the earth or the things in the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:14 - having effaced the handwriting in ordinances which stood out against us, which was contrary to us, he has taken it also out of the way, having nailed it to the cross;

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:2 - looking stedfastly on Jesus the leader and completer of faith: who, in view of the joy lying before him, endured the cross, having despised the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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