To crucify
σταυρόωStrong’s G4717stauroō
Appears in 42 verses of the New Testament
In short
Stauroō is the Greek word usually translated “crucified”, “do crucify” and “crucify”. It appears in 42 verses of the New Testament.
“And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.”
Meaning
Usually translated “crucified”, “do crucify” and “crucify”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- crucified 9
- do crucify 8
- they crucified 5
- to crucify 3
- to be crucified 3
- he may be crucified 3
- was crucified 3
- he should be crucified 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 10
- Mark 8
- John 8
- Luke 5
- 1 Corinthians 4
- Galatians 3
9 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 23:34Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
- Matthew 26:2Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
- Matthew 27:22Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
- Matthew 27:23And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
- Matthew 27:26Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
- Matthew 27:31And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
All 42 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
σταυρόω stauroō · to crucify
σταυρόω, -ῶ (σταυρός), [in LXX: Est.7:9 (תָּלָה), Est.8:13 * ;] 1. to fence with pales, impalisade (Thuc.). 2. In late writers (Polyb., FlJ; but ἀνασταυρόω is more common) to crucify: with accusative of person(s), Mat.20:19 23:34 26:2 27:22 ff. Mat.28:5, Mrk.15:16 ff. Mrk.16:6, Luk.23:21, 23 23:33 24:7, 20, Jhn.19:6 ff., Act.2:36 4:10, 1Co.1:13 1:23 2:2 2:8, 2Co.13:4, Gal.3:1, Rev.11:8; metaphorically, Gal.5:24 6:14.† (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.]
- 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
- 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
- To reject and despise.“They crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh” Hebrews 6:6
- 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.