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Crown

στέφανοςStrong’s G4735

stephanos

Appears in 18 verses of the New Testament

In short

Stephanos is the Greek word usually translated “crown” and “crowns”. It appears in 18 verses of the New Testament.

“And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!”
Matthew 27:29 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • crown 9
  • a crown 6
  • crowns 3

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

Where it's used most
  • Revelation 8
  • John 2
  • Matthew 1
  • Mark 1
  • 1 Corinthians 1
  • Philippians 1

10 books in all.

Related words
Explore in Scripture
All 18 verses, by book
Matthew 1
27:29
Mark 1
15:17
John 2
19:219:5
1 Corinthians 1
9:25
Philippians 1
4:1
1 Thessalonians 1
2:19
2 Timothy 1
4:8
James 1
1:12
1 Peter 1
5:4
Greek dictionary

στέφανος stephanos · crown

στέφανος, -ου, ὁ (στέφω, to encircle), [in LXX chiefly for עֲטָרָה ;] 1. that which surrounds or encompasses (as a wall, a crowd: Hom., al.). 2. a crown, i.e. the wreath, garland or chaplet given as a prize for victory, as a festal ornament, or as a public honour for disting­uished service or personal worth (so to sovereigns, especially on the occasion of a παρουσία, which see; cf. Deiss., LAE, 372 ff.; on its use in LXX for the golden crown of royalty (prop., διάδημα, which see, cf. Hort and Mayor on Jas.1:12): Mat.27:29, Mrk.15:17, Jhn.19:2, 5, 1Co.9:25, Rev.4:4, 10 6:2 9:7 12:1 14:14. Met …

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

CROWN, noun

[G., Latin ]

  1. An ornament worn on the head by kings and sovereign princes, as a badge of imperial or regal power and dignity.
  2. A wreath or garland.
  3. Honorary distinction; reward.“They do it to obtain a corruptible crown; we, an incorruptible” 1 Corinthians 9:25
  4. Honor; splendor; dignity.“The crown has fallen from our heads” Lamentations 5:16“A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband” Proverbs 12:4
All definitions and other forms of “crown”
  1. The top of the head; the top of a mountain or other elevated object.
  2. The part of a hat which covers the top of the head.
  3. A coin anciently stamped with the figure of a crown The English crown is five shillings sterling.
  4. Completion; accomplishment.
  5. Clerical tonsure in a circular form; a little circle shaved on the top of the head, as a mark of ecclesiastical office or distinction.
  6. Among jewelers, the upper work of a rose diamond.
  7. In botany, an appendage to the top of a seed, which serves to bear it in the wind.

CROWN, verb transitive

  1. To invest with a crown or regal ornament.
  2. To cover, as with a crown; to cover the top.
  3. To honor; to dignify; to adorn.“Thou hast crowned him with glory and honor” Psalms 8:5
  4. To reward; to bestow an honorary reward or distinction on; as the victor crowned with laurel.
  5. To reward; to recompense.
  6. To terminate or finish; to complete; to perfect.
  7. To terminate and reward; as, our efforts were crowned with success.

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.