Word study · Greek
stígma
mark, brand
Say it: STIG-mah (approximate)
στίγμα
What it means
A mark made on the body, such as a brand on a slave or an animal, or a scar. In 6:17, "I bear on my body the marks of Jesus," probably the scars from beatings and stoning (2 Corinthians 11:23-25), showing he belongs to Christ.
Range of meaning
- BrandA mark of ownership.
- ScarThe mark of a wound.
In Galatians
- Chapter 6
"I bear on my body the marks of Jesus" (6:17).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G4742 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources