Word study · Greek
stauros
cross
Say it: stow-ROSS (approximate)
σταυρός
What it means
A cross. "The blood of his cross" (1:20) and the record of debt "nailed to the cross" (2:14).
Range of meaning
- Stake or crossThe wooden frame used for crucifixion.
- CrucifixionThe execution itself.
- The cost of followingA picture of giving up one's life.
In Colossians
- Chapter 1
"The blood of his cross" (1:20).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G4716 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources