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Lexicon :: Strong's G4716 - stauros

Aa
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)
Dictionary Aids

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 27 times in 27 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:38 - And he who does not take his cross and come after me is not good enough for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:24 - Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:32 - And while they were coming out, they saw a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they made him go with them, so that he might take up his cross.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:40 - You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:42 - A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:34 - And turning to the mass of people with his disciples, he said to them, If any man has the desire to come after me, let him give up all other desires, and take up his cross and come after me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:21 - And they made one, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who was going by, coming from the country, go with them, so that he might take his cross.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:30 - Keep yourself from death, and come down from the cross.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:32 - Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:23 - And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:27 - Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:26 - And while they were taking him away, they put their hands on Simon of Cyrene, who was coming from the country, and made him take the cross after Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:17 - And he went out with his cross on him to the place which is named Dead Man's Head (in Hebrew, Golgotha):

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:19 - And Pilate put on the cross a statement in writing. The writing was: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:25

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:31 - Now it was the day of getting ready for the Passover, and so that the bodies might not be on the cross on the Sabbath (because the day of that Sabbath was a great day), the Jews made a request to Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:17 - For Christ sent me, not to give baptism, but to be a preacher of the good news: not with wise words, for fear that the cross of Christ might be made of no value.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:18 - For the word of the cross seems foolish to those who are on the way to destruction; but to us who are on the way to salvation it is the power of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:11 - But I, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still attacked? then has the shame of the cross been taken away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:12 - Those who have the desire to seem important in the flesh, put force on you to undergo circumcision; only that they may not be attacked because of the cross of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:14 - But far be it from me to have glory in anything, but only in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which this world has come to an end on the cross for me, and I for it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:16 - And that the two might come into agreement with God in one body through the cross, so putting an end to that division.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:8 - And being seen in form as a man, he took the lowest place, and let himself be put to death, even the death of the cross.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:18 - For there are those, of whom I have given you word before, and do so now with sorrow, who are haters of the cross of Christ;

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:20 - Through him uniting all things with himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, uniting all things which are on earth or in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:14 - Having put an end to the handwriting of the law which was against us, taking it out of the way by nailing it to his cross;

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:2 - Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power.
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