ΣΤΑΥΡΟΣ, σταυρος
STAUROS, stauros
Sounds Like: stow-ROS
Translations: cross, a cross, stake, a stake
From the root: ΣΤΑΥΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an upright stake, pole, or a cross, especially as an instrument of execution. In the New Testament, it primarily denotes the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified, symbolizing his sacrifice and the Christian faith. It can be used literally to refer to the physical object or metaphorically to represent suffering, self-denial, or the Christian life.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G4716 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Barnabus
- Letter of Barnabas — 9:8
Codex Sinaiticus
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Romans — 5:3
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 9:1
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Philadelphians — 8:2
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Corinthians — 1:17
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΤΑΥΡΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΣΚΑΥΡΟΝ — stake, a stake, pole, a pole, cross, a cross, palisade, a palisade, fortification, a fortification
- ΣΤΑΥΡΟ — cross, a cross, stake, a stake
- ΣΤΑΥΡΟΙ — crosses, stakes, poles
- ΣΤΑΥΡΟΙΣ — crosses, (to) crosses, (with) crosses, (by) crosses
- ΣΤΑΥΡΟΝ — cross, a cross, stake, a stake
- ΣΤΑΥΡΟΥ — (of) a cross, (of) the cross, (of) a stake, (of) the stake
- ΣΤΑΥΡΟΥΣ — crosses, a cross, of crosses, to crosses
- ΣΤΑΥΡΩΝ — of crosses, of stakes, of poles
- ΣΤΑΥΤΑ — cross, a cross, stake, a stake
- ΣΤΑΥΤΗΝ — cross, a cross, stake, a stake, crucifixion, a crucifixion
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