Staurós — G4716

G4716 · Greek — σταυρός

Pronunciation: stow-ros'

Definition

masculine noun

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

  1. an upright stake, especially a pointed one (Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon)
  2. a cross
    1. the well-known instrument of most cruel and ignominious punishment, borrowed by the Greeks and Romans from the Phoenicians
    2. equivalent to the crucifixion which Christ underwent

Usually translated as

cross

Origin

from the base of G2476

Occurrences

Staurós occurs 28 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (5), Mark (5), Luke (3), John (4), 1 Corinthians (2), Galatians (3), Ephesians (1), Philippians (2), Colossians (2), Hebrews (1)

Strong's Lexicon — S