Strong's Number G4716

σταυρός

stauros · stow-ros'

Transliteration:

stauros{stow-ros'}

Word Origin:

from the base of 2476

TDNT:

7:572,1071

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

cross 28

Total: 28
Occurs 27 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

an upright stake, esp. a pointed one
a cross
1. a well known instrument of most cruel and ignominious punishment, borrowed by the Greeks and Romans from the Phoenicians; to it were affixed among the Romans, down to the time of Constantine the Great, the guiltiest criminals, particularly the basest slaves, robbers, the authors and abetters of insurrections, and occasionally in the provinces, at the arbitrary pleasure of the governors, upright and peaceable men also, and even Roman citizens themselves
2. the crucifixion which Christ underwent