Word Study · Strong's G4735 · Greek
στέφανος
stephanos
stef'-an-os
Strong's 1890 spelling: stéphanos
“a chaplet (as a badge of royalty, a prize in the public games or a symbol of honor generally”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a chaplet (as a badge of royalty, a prize in the public games or a symbol of honor generally; but more conspicuous and elaborate than the simple fillet, ), literally or figuratively
Rendered in the KJV as
crown.
- 18occurrencesin the New Testament
- 10 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 18 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- στέφανον8
- στέφανος3
- στεφάνους2
- στέφανοι1
- στέφανόν1
- στέφανον.¶1
- στέφανός1
- στέφανος,1
How it is rendered · 5
- crown8
- a crown5
- crowns3
- a crown,1
- crown.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular10
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular4
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural2
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
- noun · vocative (address) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASM · 10
- N-NSM · 4
- N-APM · 2
- N-NPM · 1
- N-VSM · 1
All 18, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Revelation8 of 18 · 44%
- John2 of 18 · 11%
- Matthew1 of 18 · 6%
- Mark1 of 18 · 6%
- 1 Corinthians1 of 18 · 6%
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John2 occurrences
- John 19:2στέφανονstephanonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularThe soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe.here: a crown
- John 19:5στέφανονstephanonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularWhen Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”here: crown
1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
Revelation8 occurrences
- Revelation 2:10στέφανονstephanonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularDo not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.here: crown
- Revelation 3:11στέφανόνstephanonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularI am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.here: crown
- Revelation 4:4στεφάνουςstephanousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralSurrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.here: crowns
- Revelation 4:10στεφάνουςstephanousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralthe twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:here: crowns
- Revelation 6:2στέφανος,stephanosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularSo I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer.here: a crown,
- Revelation 9:7στέφανοιstephanoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralAnd the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads, and faces like the faces of men.here: crowns
- Revelation 12:1στέφανοςstephanosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAnd a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.here: a crown
- Revelation 14:14στέφανονstephanonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularAnd I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.here: a crown