Midvash

σταυρόςstaurós

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

Greek (New Testament) · G4716

Meanings

1. an upright pale or stake

2. In late writers of the Roman instrument of crucifixion, the Cross: of the Cross on which Christ suffered, Matthew 27:32, Matthew 27:40, Matthew 27:42, Mark 15:21, Mark 15:30, Mark 15:32, Luke 23:26, John 19:17, John 19:19, John 19:25, John 19:31, Colossians 2:14, Hebrews 12:2; θάνατος σταυροῦ, Philippians 2:8; τ. αἷμα τοῦ σ., Colossians 1:20. Metaph., in proverbial sayings: αἴρειν (λαμβάνειν, βαστάζειν) τὸν σ., Matthew 10:38, Matthew 16:24, Mark 8:34, Mark 10:21, Mark 15:21, Luke 9:23, Luke 14:27 By by metonymy, for Christ's death on the Cross: 1 Corinthians 1:17, Galatians 5:11, Galatians 6:12, Galatians 6:14, Ephesians 2:16, Philippians 3:18; ὁ λόγος ὁ τοῦ σ., 1 Corinthians 1:18.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 27 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 10:38 If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine.
  • Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.
  • Matthew 27:32 Along the way, they came across a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross.
  • Matthew 27:40 “Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days. Well then, if you are the Son of God, save yourself and come down from the cross!”
  • Matthew 27:42 “He saved others,” they scoffed, “but he can’t save himself! So he is the King of Israel, is he? Let him come down from the cross right now, and we will believe in him!
  • Mark 8:34 Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.