σταυρός
staurós
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
Lexicon
Derivation: from the base of G2476 (ἵστημι);
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
- 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
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: cross
Usage
28 occurrences · 0 OT · 28 NT · 9 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the cross13 · 46%
- cross9 · 32%
- of the cross4 · 14%
- for the cross1 · 4%
- to his cross1 · 4%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.