Stauros

stow-ros'
Parts of Speech Noun Masculine

Stauros Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 27
  1. an upright stake, esp. a pointed one
  2. 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
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
stauroß
Origin
from the base of (2476)
Strong's Number
4716
TDNT Entry
7:572,1071

NAS Word Usage

cross
27
Total
27

NAS Verse Count

5
4
3
4
2
3
1
2
2
1
Total
27
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Stauros". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.