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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 whoever doth not receive 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 said Jesus to his disciples, 'If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:32 - And coming forth, they found a man, a Cyrenian, by name Simon: him they impressed 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 art throwing down the sanctuary, and in three days building it, save thyself; if Son thou art of God, come down from the cross.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:42 - 'Others he saved; himself he is not able to save! If he be King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:34 - And having called near the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, 'Whoever doth will to come after me -- let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:21 - And Jesus having looked upon him, did love him, and said to him, 'One thing thou dost lack; go away, whatever thou hast -- sell, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me, having taken up the cross.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:21 - And they impress a certain one passing by -- Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus -- that he may 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 - The Christ! the king of Israel -- let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe;' and those crucified with him were reproaching him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:23 - And he said unto all, 'If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown 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, is not able to be my disciple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:26

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:17 - and bearing his cross, he went forth 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 also wrote a title, and put it on the cross, and it was written, 'Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews;'

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:25 - And there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary of Cleopas, and Mary the Magdalene;

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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, since it was the preparation, (for that sabbath day was a great one,) asked of Pilate that their legs may be broken, and they taken away.

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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 proclaim good news; not in wisdom of discourse, that the cross of the Christ may not be made of none effect;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:18 - for the word of the cross to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us -- those being saved -- it is the power of God,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:11 - And I, brethren, if uncircumcision I yet preach, why yet am I persecuted? then hath the stumbling-block of the cross been done away;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:12 - as many as are willing to make a good appearance in the flesh, these constrain you to be circumcised -- only that for the cross of the Christ they may not be persecuted,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:14 - And for me, let it not be -- to glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which to me the world hath been crucified, 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 through the cross, having slain the enmity in it,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:8 - and in fashion having been found as a man, he humbled himself, having become obedient unto death -- death even of a cross,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:18 - for many walk of whom many times I told you -- and now also weeping tell -- the enemies of the cross of the Christ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:20 - and through him to reconcile the all things to himself -- having made peace through the blood of his cross -- through him, whether the things upon the earth, whether the things in the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:14 - having blotted out the handwriting in the ordinances that is against us, that was contrary to us, and he hath taken it 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 to the author and perfecter of faith -- Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him -- did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;
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