Greek noun (masculine) · G4716
σταυρός
staurosstow-ros'
an upright pale or stake (Hom., Hdt., Thuc., al.); In late writers (Diod., Plut., al.) of the Roman instrument of crucifixion
27 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: staurós
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4716is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 10 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4716
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
The King James renders it: cross.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
stauros is rendered "an upright pale or stake (Hom., Hdt., Thuc., al.); In late writers (Diod., Plut., al.) of the Roman instrument of crucifixion". It stands 27 times in the Greek text, across ten books.
- Five of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "an upright pale or stake (Hom., Hdt., Thuc., al.)".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 10:38and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
Matthew 10:38σταυρὸν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in ten of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: an upright pale or stake (Hom., Hdt., Thuc., al.), and In late writers (Diod., Plut., al.) of the Roman instrument of crucifixion.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| an upright pale or stake (Hom., Hdt., Thuc., al.) | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 10:38and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. |
| In late writers (Diod., Plut., al.) of the Roman instrument of crucifixionthe Cross | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 27:32Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| σταυρόω | stauroo | to crucify | Uses46 |
All 27, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- σταυροῦ12
- σταυρὸν10
- σταυρῷ4
- σταυρὸς1
The grammar of each form
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular12N-GSM
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular10N-ASM
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular4N-DSM
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1N-NSM
Matthew
five uses
and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
- σταυρὸνstauronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: cross
Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
- σταυρὸνstauronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: cross
Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
- σταυρὸνstauronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: cross
and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
- σταυροῦstaurounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: cross
“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
- σταυροῦstaurounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: cross
Mark
four uses
Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
- σταυρὸνstauronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: cross
Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
- σταυρὸνstauronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: cross
come down from the cross and save Yourself!”
- σταυροῦstaurounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: cross
Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.
- σταυροῦstaurounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: cross
Luke
three uses
Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
- σταυρὸνstauronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: cross
And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.
- σταυρὸνstauronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: cross
As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.
- σταυρὸνstauronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: cross
John
four uses
Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.
- σταυρὸνstauronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: cross
Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- σταυροῦstaurounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: cross
Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene.
- σταυρῷstauronoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: cross
It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
- σταυροῦstaurounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: cross
1 Corinthians
two uses
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
- σταυρὸςstaurosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: cross
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
- σταυροῦstaurounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: cross
Galatians
three uses
Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.
- σταυροῦstaurounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: cross
Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.
- σταυρῷstauronoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: cross
But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
- σταυρῷstauronoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: cross
Ephesians
one use
and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He extinguished their hostility.
- σταυροῦstaurounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: cross
Philippians
two uses
And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.
- σταυροῦstaurounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of cross
For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
- σταυροῦstaurounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: cross
Colossians
two uses
and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.
- σταυροῦstaurounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: cross
having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!
- σταυρῷstauronoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: cross
Hebrews
one use
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- σταυρὸνstauronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: cross
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.