Stulos στῦλος
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| στῦλος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | stulos |
| Strong's number | G4769 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | pillar |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Revelation (2) |
Stulos (Greek στῦλος, Strong's G4769) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “pillar”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
στύλος (T, στῦλος, as in cl.), -ου, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for עַמּוּד, also for קֶרֶשׁ, etc. ;]
a pillar, regarded especially as a support: σ. πυρός, Rev.10:1; σ. ἐν τ. ναῷ, figuratively, Rev.3:12, Metaphorical, Gal.2:9; τ. ἀληθείας, 1Ti.3:15.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for עַמּוּד, also for קֶרֶשׁ, etc. ;]
a pillar, regarded especially as a support: σ. πυρός, Rev.10:1; σ. ἐν τ. ναῷ, figuratively, Rev.3:12, Metaphorical, Gal.2:9; τ. ἀληθείας, 1Ti.3:15.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | pillars (2), pillar (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | pillars (2), pillar (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Stulos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Galatians
- Galatians 2:9And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
1 Timothy
- 1 Timothy 3:15But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
Revelation
- Revelation 3:12Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
- Revelation 10:1And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).