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σταυρός

Second declension Noun; Masculine Transliteration:

Principal Part: σταυρός σταυροῦ

Structure: σταυρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: sth=nai

Sense

  1. upright stake or pile
  2. crucifix

Declension

Second declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • προσήλουν δὲ οἱ στρατιῶται δι’ ὀργὴν καὶ μῖσοσ τοὺσ ἁλόντασ ἄλλον ἄλλῳ σχήματι πρὸσ χλεύην, καὶ διὰ τὸ πλῆθοσ χώρα τε ἐνέλειπε τοῖσ σταυροῖσ καὶ σταυροὶ τοῖσ σώμασιν. (Flavius Josephus, De bello Judaico libri vii, 511:1)

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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