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Lexicon :: Strong's G4717 - stauroō

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σταυρόω
Transliteration
stauroō (Key)
Pronunciation
stow-ro'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:581,1071

Strong’s Definitions

σταυρόω stauróō, stow-ro'-o; from G4716; to impale on the cross; figuratively, to extinguish (subdue) passion or selfishness:—crucify.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 46x

The KJV translates Strong's G4717 in the following manner: crucify (46x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 46x
The KJV translates Strong's G4717 in the following manner: crucify (46x).

  1. to stake, drive down stakes

  2. to fortify with driven stakes, to palisade

  3. to crucify

    1. to crucify one

    2. metaph. to crucify the flesh, destroy its power utterly (the nature of the figure implying that the destruction is attended with intense pain)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σταυρόω stauróō, stow-ro'-o; from G4716; to impale on the cross; figuratively, to extinguish (subdue) passion or selfishness:—crucify.
STRONGS G4717:
σταυρόω, σταυρῷ; future σταυρώσω; 1 aorist ἐσταυρωσα; passive, present σταύρομαι; perfect ἐσταύρωμαι; 1 aorist ἐσταυρωθην; (σταυρός, which see);
1. to stake, drive down stakes: Thucydides 7, 25, 6 (here οἱ Συρακοσιοι ἐσταύρωσαν, which the Scholiast renders σταυρους κατέπηξαν).
2. to fortify with driven stakes, to palisade: a place, Thucydides 6, 100; Diodorus
3. to crucify (Vulg.crucifigo): τινα,
a. properly: Matthew 20:19; Matthew 23:34; Matthew 26:2; Matthew 27:22,(Matthew 27:23),Matthew 27:26,31,35,38; Matthew 28:5; Mark 15:13-15, 20, 24f, 27; Mark 16:6; Luke 23:21, 23, 33; Luke 24:7, 20; John 19:6, 10, 15f, 18, 20, 23, 41; Acts 2:36; Acts 4:10; 1 Corinthians 1:13, 23; 1 Corinthians 2:2,(8); 2 Corinthians 13:4; Galatians 3:1; Revelation 11:8 (Additions to Esther 8:13 (34) [Esther 8:348:12r]; for תָּלָה, to hang, Esther 7:9. Polybius 1, 86, 4; Josephus, Antiquities 2, 5, 4; 17, 10, 10; Artemidorus Daldianus, oneir. 2, 53 and 56; in native Greek writings ἀνασταυρουν is more common).
b. metaphorically: τήν σάρκα, to crucify the flesh, destroy its power utterly (the nature of the figure implying that the destruction is attended with intense pain (but note the aorist)), Galatians 5:24; ἐσταύρωμαι τίνι, and ἐσταύρωται μοι τί, I have been crucified to something and it has been crucified to me, so that we are dead to each other all fellowship and contact between us has ceased, Galatians 6:14. (Compare: ἀνασταυρόω, σὑν᾿σταυρόω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Esther
7:9; 8:13
Matthew
20:19; 23:34; 26:2; 27:22; 27:23; 27:26; 27:31; 27:35; 27:38; 28:5
Mark
15:13; 15:14; 15:15; 15:20; 15:24; 15:27; 16:6
Luke
23:21; 23:23; 23:33; 24:7; 24:20
John
19:6; 19:10; 19:15; 19:18; 19:20; 19:23; 19:41
Acts
2:36; 4:10
1 Corinthians
1:13; 1:23; 2:2
2 Corinthians
13:4
Galatians
3:1; 5:24; 6:14
Revelation
11:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4717 matches the Greek σταυρόω (stauroō),
which occurs 46 times in 42 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:19 - Then they will hand him over to the Romans[fn] to be mocked, flogged with a whip, and crucified. But on the third day he will be raised from the dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:34 - “Therefore, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers of religious law. But you will kill some by crucifixion, and you will flog others with whips in your synagogues, chasing them from city to city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:2 - “As you know, Passover begins in two days, and the Son of Man[fn] will be handed over to be crucified.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:22 - Pilate responded, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?”
They shouted back, “Crucify him!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:23 - “Why?” Pilate demanded. “What crime has he committed?”
But the mob roared even louder, “Crucify him!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:26 - So Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:31 - When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:35 - After they had nailed him to the cross, the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:38 - Two revolutionaries[fn] were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:5 - Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:13 - They shouted back, “Crucify him!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:14 - “Why?” Pilate demanded. “What crime has he committed?”
But the mob roared even louder, “Crucify him!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:15 - So to pacify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:20 - When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:24 - Then the soldiers nailed him to the cross. They divided his clothes and threw dice[fn] to decide who would get each piece.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:25 - It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:27 - Two revolutionaries[fn] were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:6 - but the angel said, “Don’t be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth,[fn] who was crucified. He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! Look, this is where they laid his body.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:21 - But they kept shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:23 - But the mob shouted louder and louder, demanding that Jesus be crucified, and their voices prevailed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:33 - When they came to a place called The Skull,[fn] they nailed him to the cross. And the criminals were also crucified—one on his right and one on his left.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:7 - that the Son of Man[fn] must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and that he would rise again on the third day.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:20 - But our leading priests and other religious leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and they crucified him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:6 - When they saw him, the leading priests and Temple guards began shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”
“Take him yourselves and crucify him,” Pilate said. “I find him not guilty.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:10 - “Why don’t you talk to me?” Pilate demanded. “Don’t you realize that I have the power to release you or crucify you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:15 - “Away with him,” they yelled. “Away with him! Crucify him!”
“What? Crucify your king?” Pilate asked.
“We have no king but Caesar,” the leading priests shouted back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:16 - Then Pilate turned Jesus over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:18 - There they nailed him to the cross. Two others were crucified with him, one on either side, with Jesus between them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:20 - The place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek, so that many people could read it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:23 - When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided his clothes among the four of them. They also took his robe, but it was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:41 - The place of crucifixion was near a garden, where there was a new tomb, never used before.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:36 - “So let everyone in Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, to be both Lord and Messiah!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:10 - Let me clearly state to all of you and to all the people of Israel that he was healed by the powerful name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene,[fn] the man you crucified but whom God raised from the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:13 - Has Christ been divided into factions? Was I, Paul, crucified for you? Were any of you baptized in the name of Paul? Of course not!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:23 - So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it’s all nonsense.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:2 - For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Jesus Christ, the one who was crucified.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:8 - But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 13:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:4 - Although he was crucified in weakness, he now lives by the power of God. We, too, are weak, just as Christ was, but when we deal with you we will be alive with him and will have God’s power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:1 - Oh, foolish Galatians! Who has cast an evil spell on you? For the meaning of Jesus Christ’s death was made as clear to you as if you had seen a picture of his death on the cross.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:24 - Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:14 - As for me, may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross,[fn] my interest in this world has been crucified, and the world’s interest in me has also died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:8 - And their bodies will lie in the main street of Jerusalem,[fn] the city that is figuratively called “Sodom” and “Egypt,” the city where their Lord was crucified.
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