Word study · Greek
stŷlos
pillar
Say it: STOO-los (approximate)
στῦλος
What it means
A column or pillar. In 2:9, James, Cephas, and John "seemed to be pillars" of the Jerusalem church. In 1 Timothy 3:15 the church is the "pillar and ground of the truth."
Range of meaning
- PillarA column that supports.
- LeaderOne on whom others lean.
In Galatians
- Chapter 2
"Who were reputed to be pillars" (2:9).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G4769 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources