Strong's Number G4735

στέφανος

stephanos · stef'-an-os

Transliteration:

stephanos{stef'-an-os}

Word Origin:

from an apparently primary stepho (to twine or wreathe)

TDNT:

7:615,1078

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Strong's Definition:

a chaplet (as a badge of royalty, a prize in the public games or a symbol of honor generally; but more conspicuous and elaborate than the simple fillet, G1238 (διάδημα)), literally or figuratively

Usage in the KJV:

crown 18

Total: 18
Occurs 18 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

a crown
1. a mark of royal or (in general) exalted rank
  1. the wreath or garland which was given as a prize to victors in public games
2. metaph. the eternal blessedness which will be given as a prize to the genuine servants of God and Christ: the crown (wreath) which is the reward of the righteousness
3. that which is an ornament and honour to one For Synonyms see entry 5833