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Strong's G3037 · Greek

λίθος

lithos · lee'-thos

apparently a primary word; a stone (literally or figuratively)


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

λίθος (G3037)

59 λίθος , -ου, ὁ (and, in Att., of precious stones, ἡ. ), [in LXX for אֶבֶן , Ge 11:3 , al.; λ. τίμιος , for פָּז , Ps 18 (19):10 20 (21):3 , Pr 8:19 , al.;] a stone : Mt 4:6 , al.; pl., Mt 3:9 , al.; at the entrance of a tomb, Mt 27:60 , 66 28:2 , Mk 15:46 16:3 , 4 , Lk 24:2 , Jo 11:38 , 39 , 41 20:1 ; λ. μυλικός , Lk 17:2 , cf. Re 18:21 ; of building stones, Mt 21:42 , [ 44 ] 24:2 , Mk 12:10 13:1 , 2 , Lk 19:44 20:17 , 18 21:5 , 6 Ac 4:11 , I Pe 2:7 ; metaph., of Christ, λ. ἀκρογωναῖος , ἐκλεκτός , ἔντιμος , I Pe 2:6 (LXX) ; λ. ζῶν , I Pe 2:4 ; προσκόμματος , I Pe 2:8 , Ro 9:33 ; of Christians, λ. ζῶντες , I Pe 2:5 ; of precious stones, λ. τίμιος , Re 17:4 18:12 , 16 21:11 , 19 ; ἴασπις , Re 4:3 ; ἐνδεδυμένοι λ. καθαρόν , Re 15:6 ( λίνον , Rec., R, mg., v. Swete, in l.); metaph., λ. τίμιοι , I Co 3:12 ; of the tables of the law, II Co 3:7 ; of idols, Ac 17:29 .

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