Stauroō σταυρόω

Stauroō (Greek σταυρόω, Strong's G4717) is a Greek verb meaning “to crucify”. It occurs 46 times in 42 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Crucifixion of Jesus

Verses

Every verse with Stauroō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 20:19
  And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life.”
• Matthew 23:34
  Wherefore, 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:Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.
• Matthew 26:2
  Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.“You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
• Matthew 27:22
  Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.“What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!”
• Matthew 27:23
  And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
• Matthew 27:26
  Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.So Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
• Matthew 27:31
  And 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.After they had mocked Him, they removed the robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him.
• Matthew 27:35
  And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
• Matthew 27:38
  Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right hand and the other on His left.
• Matthew 28:5
  And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

Mark

• Mark 15:13
  And they cried out again, Crucify him.And they shouted back, “Crucify Him!”
• Mark 15:14
  Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
• Mark 15:15
  And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
• Mark 15:20
  And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.After they had mocked Him, they removed the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.
• Mark 15:24
  And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.
• Mark 15:25
  And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.It was the third hour when they crucified Him.
• Mark 15:27
  And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.
• Mark 16:6
  And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him.

Luke

• Luke 23:21
  But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.but they kept shouting, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!”
• Luke 23:23
  And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.
• Luke 23:33
  And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.
• Luke 24:7
  Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’”
• Luke 24:20
  And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.

John

• John 19:6
  When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
• John 19:10
  Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?So Pilate said to Him, “Do You refuse to speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You and authority to crucify You?”
• John 19:15
  But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cesar.At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.
• John 19:16
  Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.Then Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified, and the soldiers took Him away.
• John 19:18
  Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
• John 19:20
  This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.
• John 19:23
  Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
• John 19:41
  Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.Now there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.

Acts

• Acts 2:36
  Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”
• Acts 4:10
  Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 1:13
  Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?
• 1 Corinthians 1:23
  But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
• 1 Corinthians 2:2
  For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
• 1 Corinthians 2:8
  Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 13:4
  For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. And though we are weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him to serve you.

Galatians

• Galatians 3:1
  O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
• Galatians 5:24
  And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
• Galatians 6:14
  But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Revelation

• Revelation 11:8
  And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).