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στέφανος

Crown · Stephanus, a Christian

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στέφανος G4735 crown
Pronunciation stéphanos
Crown as victory prize or honor, distinct from royal diadem; metaphorically, eschatological reward for faithfulness.
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Στέφανος G4736 Stephanus, a Christian
Pronunciation Stéphanos
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What does στέφανος (stéphanos) mean in the Bible?

στέφανος · Στέφανος is a Greek word meaning "a chaplet (as a badge of royalty, a prize in the public games or a symbol of honor generally; but more conspicuous and elaborate than the simple fillet, ), literally or figuratively". :--crown. Symbol of kingship used in mockery.

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Meaning

a chaplet (as a badge of royalty, a prize in the public games or a symbol of honor generally; but more conspicuous and elaborate than the simple fillet, ), literally or figuratively
Extended definition

:--crown.

Why This Word Matters
Symbol of kingship used in mockery. James 1:12–15
Mock symbol revealing true kingship. Mark 15:16–20
Represents the eschatological reward of life promised to persevering believers.
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine 1 Thess 2:19 · 2 Tim 4:8 · Rev 6:2 · Rev 12:1 4×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Rev 9:7 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 27:29 · Mark 15:17 · John 19:2 · John 19:5 · 1 Cor 9:25 · Jas 1:12 · 1 Pet 5:4 · Rev 2:10 · Rev 3:11 · Rev 14:14 10×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Rev 4:4 · Rev 4:10 2×
Vocative · Singular · Masculine Phil 4:1 1×
18 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses
James 1:12–15 στέφανος stéphanos · Stéphanos Accusative · Singular · Masculine
crown, victor’s wreath
Mark 15:16–20 στέφανον stéphanos · Stéphanos Accusative · Singular · Masculine
crown
Additional Occurrences
John 19:1-16 στέφανος stéphanos · Stéphanos
crown
Mark 15:16–32 στέφανος stéphanos · Stéphanos
crown; wreath of honor or mockery here
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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