λιθάζω
lithazō · stone
Greek word · Strong’s number G3034 · appears 8 times in the Bible
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lithazō (λιθάζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “stone”.
Kill by throwing stones.
How to say it
li·tha·zō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To pelt someone with rocks to kill them.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- stoned ×4
- stone ×2
- are you stoning ×1
- we are stoning ×1
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- John 10:31
The Jews again picked up stones to stone him.
- John 10:32
Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of these works are you stoning me?”
- John 10:33
The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are stoning you, but for blasphemy, and because you, being a man, make yourself God.”
- John 11:8
The disciples say to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?”
- Acts 5:26
Then the captain went with the officers and brought them, not with force, for they were afraid of the people, that they might be stoned.
- Acts 14:19
But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having won over the crowds and stoned Paul, they dragged him outside the city, thinking that he had died.
- 2 Corinthians 11:25
Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have spent in the deep;
- Hebrews 11:37
They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed by the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goat skins, destitute, afflicted, mistreated