Líthos — G3037

G3037 · Greek — λίθος

Pronunciation: lee'-thos

Definition

masculine noun

a stone (literally or figuratively)

  1. of a large stone
  2. of building stones
  3. metaphorically of Christ
  4. of Christians
  5. of the truths with which, as with building materials, a teacher builds Christians up in wisdom, λίθοι τίμιοι, costly stones
  6. statues of idols

Usually translated as

stone, stumblingstone, millstone

Origin

apparently a primary word

Occurrences

Líthos occurs 60 times in 55 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (10), Mark (8), Luke (12), John (7), Acts (2), Romans (2), 1 Corinthians (1), 2 Corinthians (1), 1 Peter (5), Revelation (7)

Strong's Lexicon — L