Strong's G4735 · Greek

στέφανος

stephanos · stef'-an-os

from an apparently primary stepho (to twine or wreathe); 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, 1238), literally or figuratively

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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

στέφανος (G4735)

18 στέφανος , -ου, ὁ ( στέφω , to encircle ), [in LXX chiefly for עֲטָרָה ;] that which surrounds or encompasses (as a wall, a crowd: Hom., al.). a crown , i.e. the wreath, garland or chaplet given as a prize for victory, as a festal ornament, or as a public honour for disting­uished service or personal worth (so to sovereigns, especially on the occasion of a παρουσία , q.v.; cf. Deiss., LAE , 372 ff.; on its use in LXX for the golden crown of royalty (prop., διάδημα , q.v., cf. Hort and Mayor on Ja 1:12 ): Mt 27:29 , Mk 15:17 , Jo 19:2 , 5 , I Co 9:25 , Re 4:4 , 10 6:2 9:7 12:1 14:14 . Metaph.: Phl 4:1 , Re 3:11 ; τ. δικαιοσύνης (cf. Deiss., LAE , 312), II Ti 4:8 ; τ. δόξης , I Pe 5:4 ; καυχήσεως , I Th 2:19 (v. M, Th. , in l.); τ. ζωῆς (gen. appos.), Ja 1:12 , Re 2:10 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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