στῦλοςstŷlos
properly akin to the base of G2476 (ἵστημι)); a post ("style"), i.e. (figuratively) support
Greek (New Testament) · G4769
Meanings
a pillar, regarded especially as a support: σ. πυρός, Revelation 10:1; σ. ἐν τ. ναῷ, figuratively, Revelation 3:12, Metaph., Galatians 2:9; τ. ἀληθείας, 1 Timothy 3:15.
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Galatians 2:9 In fact, James, Peter, and John, who were known as pillars of the church, recognized the gift God had given me, and they accepted Barnabas and me as their co-workers. They encouraged us to keep preaching to the Gentiles, while they continued their work with the Jews.
- 1 Timothy 3:15 so that if I am delayed, you will know how people must conduct themselves in the household of God. This is the church of the living God, which is the pillar and foundation of the truth.
- Revelation 3:12 All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of my God, and they will be citizens in the city of my God—the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God. And I will also write on them my new name.
- Revelation 10:1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, surrounded by a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face shone like the sun, and his feet were like pillars of fire.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.