σταυρός stauros

Greek word for “cross” · Strong’s G4716 · used 27 times in 27 verses

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Meaning

σταυρός, -oῦ, ὁ; 1. an upright pale or stake (Hom., Hdt., Thuc., al.);

How it is translated

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

• cross 25
• cross! 2

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

John 19 (4), Matthew 27 (3), Mark 15 (3), 1 Corinthians 1 (2), Galatians 6 (2), Matthew 10 (1), Matthew 16 (1), Mark 8 (1), Luke 9 (1), Luke 14 (1)

Forms

• σταυροῦ 12
• σταυρὸν 10
• σταυρῷ 4
• σταυρὸς 1

Words used with it

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

• αἴρω airō “to take up” 7
• ὀπίσω opisō “after” 5
• ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 7
• Κυρηναῖος Kurēnaios “Cyrene” 3
• καταβαίνω katabainō “to come/go down” 4
• ἀκολουθέω akoloutheō “to follow” 4
• σῴζω sōzō “to save” 4
• εἰ ei “if” 6
• ἀγγαρεύω angareuō “to force” 2
• ἀποκαταλλάσσω apokatallassō “to reconcile” 2
• θέλω thelō “to will/desire” 4
• Σίμων Simōn “Simon” 3

Key verses

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

• Matthew 16:24 — Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
• Mark 8:34 — And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his…
• John 19:17 — And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
• John 19:19 — And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
• 1 Corinthians 1:18 — For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
• Galatians 6:12 — As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
• Galatians 6:14 — But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
• Philippians 2:8 — And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
• Philippians 3:18 — (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
• Colossians 1:20 — And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things…
• Colossians 2:14 — Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
• Hebrews 12:2 — Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the…

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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.