G4716

σταυρός

stauros

Masculine noun · From the base of ἵστημι (G2476)

From the base of G2476; 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:—cross.

Outline

  1. a cross
    1. a well known instrument of most cruel and ignominious punishment, borrowed by the Greeks and Romans from the Phoenicians; to it were affixed among the Romans, down to the time of Constantine the Great, the guiltiest criminals, particularly the basest slaves, robbers, the authors and abetters of insurrections, and occasionally in the provinces, at the arbitrary pleasure of the governors, upright and peaceable men also, and even Roman citizens themselves
    2. the crucifixion which Christ underwent
  2. an upright "stake", esp. a pointed one, used as such in fences or palisades

Usages

Hebrews 12:2

Breakdown

despising the shame Yahawashi despised the same that he went through.

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