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stauros

cross

Say it: stow-ROSS (approximate)

σταυρός

What it means

The cross. "The offense of the cross" (5:11; 6:12), and "far be it from me to boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ" (6:14).

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 Galatians

  • Chapter 6

    "Except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ" (6:12, 6:14).

Every verse (3)

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