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λίθος

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greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine59 occurrences10 books54 verses

Definition

λίθος, -ου, ὁ

(and, in Att.., of precious stones, ἡ.) [in LXX for אֶבֶן, Genesis 11:3, al.; λ. τίμιος, for פָּז, Psalm 19:10; 21:3, Proverbs 8:19, al. ;]

a stone: Matthew 4:6, al.; pl., Matthew 3:9, al.; at the entrance of a tomb, Matthew 27:60, 66; 28:2, Mark 15:46; 16:3-4, Luke 24:2, John 11:38, 32; 11:41; 20:1; λ. μυλικός, Luke 17:2, cf. Revelation 18:21; of building stones, Matthew 21:42, [44], Matthew 24:2, Mark 12:10; 13:1-2, Luke 19:44; 20:17-18; 21:5-6, Acts 4:11, 1 Peter 2:7; metaphorically, of Christ, λ. ἀκρογωναῖος, ἐκλεκτός, ἔντιμος, 1 Peter 2:6 (LXX); λ. ζῶν, 1 Peter 2:4; προσκόμματος, 1 Peter 2:8, Romans 9:33; of Christians, λ. ζῶντες, 1 Peter 2:5; of precious stones, λ. τίμιος, Revelation 17:4; 18:12, 16; 21:11, 19; ἴασπις, Revelation 4:3; ἐνδεδυμένοι λ. καθαρόν, Revelation 15:6 (λίνον, Rec., R, mg., see Swete, in l); metaphorically, λ. τίμιοι, 1 Corinthians 3:12; of the tables of the law, 2 Corinthians 3:7; of idols, Acts 17:29

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as λίθος:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

59 total
  1. Matthew 3:9λίθων · stones
    And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
  2. Matthew 4:3λίθοι · stones
    The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
  3. Matthew 4:6λίθον · a stone
    “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
  4. Matthew 7:9λίθον · a stone
    Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
  5. Matthew 21:42Λίθον · [The] stone
    Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
  6. Matthew 21:44λίθον · stone
    He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
  7. Matthew 24:2λίθος · one stone; λίθον · [another]
    “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
  8. Matthew 27:60λίθον · stone
    …and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.
  9. Matthew 27:66λίθον · stone
    So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.
  10. Matthew 28:2λίθον · stone
    Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.
  11. Mark 5:5λίθοις · with stones
    Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.
  12. Mark 12:10Λίθον · [The] stone
    Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
  13. Mark 13:1λίθοι · stones
    As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”
  14. Mark 13:2λίθος · stone; λίθον · [another]
    “Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
  15. Mark 15:46λίθον · a stone
    So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
  16. Mark 16:3λίθον · stone
    They were asking one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?”
  17. Mark 16:4λίθος · stone
    But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, even though it was extremely large.
  18. Luke 3:8λίθων · stones
    Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
  19. Luke 4:3λίθῳ · stone
    The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
  20. Luke 4:11λίθον · a stone
    …and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
  21. Luke 17:2λίθος · a millstone
    It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
  22. Luke 19:40λίθοι · stones
    “I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”
  23. Luke 19:44λίθον · one stone; λίθον · [another]
    They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
  24. Luke 20:17Λίθον · [The] stone
    But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
  25. Luke 20:18λίθον · stone
    Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
  26. Luke 21:5λίθοις · stones
    As some of the disciples were remarking how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and consecrated gifts, Jesus said,
  27. Luke 21:6λίθος · stone; λίθῳ · [another]
    “As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
  28. Luke 22:41λίθου · a stone’s
    And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,
  29. Luke 24:2λίθον · stone
    They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
  30. John 8:7λίθον · a stone
    When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”
  31. John 8:59λίθους · stones
    At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
  32. John 10:31λίθους · stones
    At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.
  33. John 11:38λίθος · a stone
    Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.
  34. John 11:39λίθον · stone
    “Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”
  35. John 11:41λίθον · stone
    So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
  36. John 20:1λίθον · stone
    Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.
  37. Acts 4:11λίθος · stone
    This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
  38. Acts 17:29λίθῳ · stone
    Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.
  39. Romans 9:32λίθῳ · stone
    Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
  40. Romans 9:33λίθον · a stone
    …as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
  41. 1 Corinthians 3:12λίθους · stones
    If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
  42. 2 Corinthians 3:7λίθοις · on stone
    Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,
  43. 1 Peter 2:4λίθον · stone
    As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
  44. 1 Peter 2:5λίθοι · stones
    …you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
  45. 1 Peter 2:6λίθον · a stone
    For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
  46. 1 Peter 2:7Λίθος · [The] stone
    To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”