Word study · Greek
stauros
cross
Say it: stow-ROSS (approximate)
σταυρός
What it means
A stake or cross, the Roman instrument of execution. In Luke Jesus says that following him means to "take up his cross daily" (9:23), adding "daily" to the other Gospels' version.
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 Luke
- Chapter 9
"Take up his cross daily" (9:23).
- Chapter 14
"Whoever doesn't bear his own cross" (14:27).
Every verse (3)
Verses where G4716 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources