λίθοςlíthos

Meanings

Same root

• χρυσόλιθοςchrysólithos · G5555gold-stone, i.e. a yellow gem ("chrysolite")
• λιθάζωlitházō · G3034to lapidate
• λίθινοςlíthinos · G3035stony, i.e. made of stone
• λιθόστρωτοςlithóstrōtos · G3038stone-strewed, i.e. a tessellated mosaic on which the Roman tribunal was placed
• λιθοβολέωlithoboléō · G3036to throw stones, i.e. lapidate

Where it appears

Appears 58 times in the Bible.

• Matthew 3:9 Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones.
• Matthew 4:3 During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”
• Matthew 4:6 and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, ‘He will order his angels to protect you. And they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’”
• Matthew 7:9 “You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead?
• Matthew 21:42 Then Jesus asked them, “Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures? ‘The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone. This is the Lord’s doing, and it is wonderful to see.’
• Matthew 21:44 Anyone who stumbles over that stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone it falls on.”