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λίθος lithos · G3037

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stone

λίθος, -ου, ὁ; (and, in Att.., of precious stones, ἡ.) [in LXX for אֶבֶן, Gen.11:3, al.; λ. τίμιος, for פָּז, Psa.19:10 21:3, Pro.8:19, al. ; ] ; a stone: Mat.4:6, al.; pl., Mat.3:9, al.; at the entrance of a tomb, Mat.27:60, 66 28:2, Mrk.15:46 16:3-4, Luk.24:2, Jhn.11:38, 32 11:41 20:1; λ. μυλικός, Luk.17:2, cf. Rev.18:21; of building stones, Mat.21:42, [44], Mat.24:2, Mrk.12:10 13:1-2, Luk.19:44 20:17-18 21:5-6 Act.4:11, 1Pe.2:7; metaphorically, of Christ, λ. ἀκρογωναῖος, ἐκλεκτός, ἔντιμος, 1Pe.2:6 (LXX); λ. ζῶν, 1Pe.2:4; προσκόμματος, 1Pe.2:8, Rom.9:33; of Christians, λ. ζῶντες, 1Pe.2:5; of precious stones, λ. τίμιος, Rev.17:4 18:12, 16 21:11, 19; ἴασπις, Rev.4:3; ἐνδεδυμένοι λ. καθαρόν, …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

λίθος [ῐ], ου, ; o((see. below 11), stone, []; especially of the stones thrown by warriors, τρηχὺς λ., λ. ὀκριόεις, []; also, stonequoit, []; of building- stones, λίθοι βασιλικοί []; λίθον ἕψειν 'to lose one's labour', []; also of stupid persons, 'blockheads', λίθοι []; λ. τις, ou) dou/lh []; προσηγορεύθη διὰ τὸ μὴ φρονεῖν λ., of Niobe, []; λίθῳ λαλεῖς proverbial of ἀναίσθητοι, []; 2 stone as a substance, opposed to wood, flesh, etc., ἐπεὶ οὔ σφι λ. χρὼς οὐδὲ σίδηρος []; λαοὺς δὲ λίθους ποίησε …

Where it's used 60 times

Matthew 3:9 · Matthew 4:3 · Matthew 4:6 · Matthew 7:9 · Matthew 21:42 · Matthew 21:44 · Matthew 24:2 · Matthew 27:60 · Matthew 27:66 · Matthew 28:2 · Mark 5:5 · Mark 12:10 · Mark 13:1 · Mark 13:2 · Mark 15:46 · Mark 16:3 · Mark 16:4 · Luke 3:8 · Luke 4:3 · Luke 4:11 · Luke 11:11 · Luke 17:2 · Luke 19:40 · Luke 19:44 · Luke 20:17 · Luke 20:18 · Luke 21:5 · Luke 21:6 · Luke 22:41 · Luke 24:2 · John 8:7 · John 8:59 · John 10:31 · John 11:38 · John 11:39 · John 11:41 · John 20:1 · Acts 4:11 · Acts 17:29 · Romans 9:32 · Romans 9:33 · 1 Corinthians 3:12 · 2 Corinthians 3:7 · 1 Peter 2:4 · 1 Peter 2:5 · 1 Peter 2:6 · 1 Peter 2:7 · 1 Peter 2:8 · Revelation 4:3 · Revelation 17:4 · Revelation 18:12 · Revelation 18:16 · Revelation 18:21 · Revelation 21:11 · Revelation 21:19 … and 5 more

Source: TBESG G3037; TFLSJ G3037

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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