Word study · Greek
stauroō
to crucify
Say it: stow-ROH-oh (approximate)
σταυρόω
What it means
From stauros ("cross"): to fasten to a cross, Rome's execution for slaves and rebels. The verb is in the passive in Matthew's trial scene, where the crowd shouts "Let him be crucified!" The cross later became the central image of the Christian message (1 Corinthians 1:23).
Range of meaning
- CrucifyPut to death on a cross.
In Matthew
- Chapter 27
"Let him be crucified!" (27:22-23) and the crucifixion itself (27:26, 27:31, 27:35).
Every verse (10)
- Matthew 20:19
- Matthew 23:34
- Matthew 26:2
- Matthew 27:22
- Matthew 27:23
- Matthew 27:26
- Matthew 27:31
- Matthew 27:35
- Matthew 27:38
- Matthew 28:5
Verses where G4717 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources