ΣτέφανοςStéphanos

Same root

• στέφανοςstéphanos · G4735a 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

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

• Acts 6:5 Everyone liked this idea, and they chose the following: Stephen (a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit), Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas of Antioch (an earlier convert to the Jewish faith).
• Acts 6:8 Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed amazing miracles and signs among the people.
• Acts 6:9 But one day some men from the Synagogue of Freed Slaves, as it was called, started to debate with him. They were Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and the province of Asia.
• Acts 7:59 As they stoned him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
• Acts 8:2 (Some devout men came and buried Stephen with great mourning.)
• Acts 11:19 Meanwhile, the believers who had been scattered during the persecution after Stephen’s death traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch of Syria. They preached the word of God, but only to Jews.