λίθος lithos

Greek word for “stone” · Strong’s G3037 · used 59 times in 54 verses

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Meaning

λίθος, -ου, ὁ; (and, in Att.., of precious stones, ἡ.);

How it is translated

Glosses given for lithos in context, with how often each is used:

• stone 46
• stones 12
• stone’s 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

1 Peter 2 (5), John 11 (3), Revelation 18 (3), Matthew 4 (2), Matthew 21 (2), Matthew 27 (2), Mark 13 (2), Mark 16 (2), Luke 4 (2), Luke 19 (2)

Forms

• λίθον 26
• λίθῳ 10
• λίθος 9
• λίθοι 4
• λίθοις 3
• λίθους 3
• λίθων 2
• λίθου 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with lithos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• τίμιος timios “precious” 6
• γωνία gōnia “corner” 5
• ἀποδοκιμάζω apodokimazō “to reject” 5
• μνημεῖον mnēmeion “grave” 6
• αἴρω airō “to take up” 7
• ἀποκυλίω apokuliō “to roll away” 4
• προσκόπτω proskoptō “to strike” 4
• οἰκοδομέω oikodomeō “to build” 5
• τίθημι tithēmi “to place” 6
• πέτρα petra “rock” 4
• κεφαλή kephalē “head” 5
• ἴασπις iaspis “jasper” 3

Key verses

The verses using lithos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 3:9 — And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
• Matthew 4:3 — And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
• John 8:59 — Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
• Acts 4:11 — This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
• 2 Corinthians 3:7 — But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses…
• 1 Peter 2:4 — To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
• 1 Peter 2:5 — Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
• 1 Peter 2:6 — Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be…
• 1 Peter 2:7 — Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the…
• 1 Peter 2:8 — And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
• Revelation 17:4 — And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of…
• Revelation 18:21 — And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down,…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.