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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
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative σταυρός σταυρώ σταυροί
Genitive σταυροῦ σταυροῖν σταυρῶν
Dative σταυρῷ σταυροῖν σταυροῖς
Accusative σταυρόν σταυρώ σταυρούς
Vocative σταυρέ σταυρώ σταυροί

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

  • ἀπόξυροί τε γὰρ αἱ πέτραι καὶ ἀπρόσβατοι πανταχόθεν, ἠρέμα ἐπινενευκυῖαι, καὶ τῷ ποδὶ στενὴν ταύτην ὁ κρημνὸσ ἔχει τὴν ἐπίβασιν, ὡσ ἀκροποδητὶ μόλισ ἑστάναι, καὶ ὅλωσ ἐπικαιρότατοσ ἂν ὁ σταυρὸσ γένοιτο. (Lucian, Prometheus, (no name) 1:6)
  • ὁ μὲν γὰρ ἀντικωμῳδῶν τὸν Ἀλκαῖον τῷ ἐλεγείῳ παρέβαλεν αφλοιοσ καὶ ἄφυλλοσ, ὁδοιπόρε, τῷδ’ ἐπὶ νώτῳ Ἀλκαίῳ σταυρὸσ πήγνυται ἠλίβατοσ· (Plutarch, Titus Flamininus, chapter 9 3:2)
  • τοῦ Μακεδόνων βασιλέωσ Ἄφλοιοσ καὶ ἄφυλλοσ, ὁδοίπορε, τῷδ’ ἐπὶ νώτῳ Ἀλκαίῳ σταυρὸσ πήγνυται ἡλίβατοσ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume V, book 16, chapter 26b1)
  • εἰ γὰρ σταυρωθῆναι θέλεισ, ἔκδεξαι καὶ ἥξει ὁ σταυρόσ· (Epictetus, Works, book 2, 20:1)
  • οὐ γὰρ ἀπέστειλέν με Χριστὸσ βαπτίζειν ἀλλὰ εὐαγγελίζεσθαι, οὐκ ἐν σοφίᾳ λόγου, ἵνα μὴ κενωθῇ ὁ σταυρὸσ τοῦ χριστοῦ. (PROS KORINQIOUS A, chapter 1 20:1)

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