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To recrucify

ἀνασταυρόωStrong’s G0388

anastauroō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Anastauroō is the Greek word usually translated “crucifying”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.”
Hebrews 6:6 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “crucifying”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • crucifying 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Hebrews 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἀνασταυρόω anastauroō · to recrucify

    ἀνα-σταυρόω 1. to impale (Hdt.). 2. to raise on a cross, crucify (Polyb., al.). 3. to crucify again: Heb.6:6 (see Westc., in l).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “crucify” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    CRUCIFY, verb transitive

    [Latin, cross, to fix.]

    1. To nail to a cross; to put to death by nailing the hands and feet to a cross or gibbet, sometimes anciently, by fastening a criminal to a tree, with cords.“But they cried, crucify him, crucify him” Luke 23:21
    2. In scriptural language, to subdue; to mortify; to destroy the power or ruling influence of.“They that are Christs have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts” Galatians 5:24
    3. To reject and despise.“They crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh” Hebrews 6:6
    4. To vex or torment. [Not used.]

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.