Greek noun (masculine) · G4735
στέφανος
stephanosstef'-an-os
that which surrounds or encompasses (as a wall; a crown, i.e. the wreath, garland or chaplet given as a prize for victory, as a
18 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: stéphanos
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4735is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 10 of 27New Testament books
- 7spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4735
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
The King James renders it: crown.
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
stephanos is rendered "that which surrounds or encompasses (as a wall; a crown, i.e. the wreath, garland or chaplet given as a prize for victory, as a". It stands 18 times in the Greek text, across ten books.
- Eight of the uses stand in Revelation, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "that which surrounds or encompasses (as a wall".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 27:29And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
- The Greek text spells it seven different ways.
The first use
And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
Matthew 27:29στέφανον
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Eight of the word's eighteen uses are in Revelation.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: that which surrounds or encompasses (as a wall, and a crown, i.e. the wreath, garland or chaplet given as a prize for victory, as a.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| that which surrounds or encompasses (as a walla crowd | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereMatthew 27:29And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head… |
| a crown, i.e. the wreath, garland or chaplet given as a prize for victory, as afestal ornament | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 27:29And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head… |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| στεφανόω | stephanoo | to crown | Uses3 |
All 18, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
7 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
- στέφανον8
- στέφανος4
- στεφάνους2
- στέφανοι1
- στέφανόν1
- στέφανον.¶1
- στέφανός1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular10N-ASM
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular4N-NSM
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural2N-APM
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1N-NPM
- noun · vocative (address) · masculine singular1N-VSM
Matthew
one use
And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
- στέφανονstephanonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a crown
Mark
one use
They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.
- στέφανονstephanonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a crown
John
two uses
The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe.
- στέφανονstephanonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a crown
When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”
- στέφανονstephanonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: crown
1 Corinthians
one use
Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.
- στέφανονstephanonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: crown
Philippians
one use
Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you must stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.
- στέφανόςstephanosnoun · vocative (address) · masculine singulartagged: crown
1 Thessalonians
one use
After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?
- στέφανοςstephanosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: crown
2 Timothy
one use
From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.
- στέφανοςstephanosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: crown
James
one use
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
- στέφανονstephanonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: crown
1 Peter
one use
And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
- στέφανον.¶stephanonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: crown
Revelation
eight uses
Do 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.
- στέφανονstephanonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: crown
I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
- στέφανόνstephanonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: crown
Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.
- στεφάνουςstephanousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: crowns
the 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:
- στεφάνουςstephanousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: crowns
So 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.
- στέφανοςstephanosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a crown
And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads, and faces like the faces of men.
- στέφανοιstephanoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: crowns
And 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.
- στέφανοςstephanosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a crown
And 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.
- στέφανονstephanonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a crown
Where it leads
Studies that open this word1
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 words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
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.