Stephen
ΣτέφανοςStrong’s G4736Stephanos
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Stephanos is the Greek word usually translated “stephen”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:”
Meaning
Usually translated “stephen”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- stephen 5
- with stephen 1
- of stephen 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 7
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 6:8And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
- Acts 6:9Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
- Acts 7:59And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
- Acts 8:2And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
- Acts 11:19Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.
- Acts 22:20And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
Greek dictionary
Στέφανος Stephanos · Stephen
Στέφανος, -ου, ὁ Stephen: Act.6:5, 8-9 7:59 8:2 11:19 22:20.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.