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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 BoxMat 10:38 - And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth me, is not worthy of me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:24 - Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:32 - And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they constrained to 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 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; himself he cannot save. If he is King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:34

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

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:21 - And they constrain one Simon, a Cyrenian, who was passing by, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:30 - Save thyself, and come down from the cross.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:32 - Let Christ the king of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him, reviled him.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:27 - And whoever doth not bear 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 upon one Simon a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:17

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:19 - And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:25 - Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:31 - The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath, (for that sabbath was a great day,) besought 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 Christ hath not sent me to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:18

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:11 - And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then hath the offense of the cross ceased.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:12 - As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:14 - But may it never be that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by 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 that he might reconcile both to God in one body 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 being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient to death, even 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, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things to himself; by him, I say, whether they are things on earth, or things in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:14 - Blotting out the hand-writing of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:2 - Looking to Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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