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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

  • παρεπέμπετο δὲ ὅμωσ ὑπὸ πολλῶν καὶ ἐνεφορεῖτο τῆσ δόξησ ἀποβλέπων ἐσ τὸ πλῆθοσ τῶν θαυμαζόντων, οὐκ εἰδὼσ ὁ ἄθλιοσ ὅτι καὶ τοῖσ ἐπὶ τὸν σταυρὸν ἀπαγομένοισ ἢ ὑπὸ τοῦ δημίου ἐχομένοισ πολλῷ πλείουσ ἕπονται. (Lucian, De morte Peregrini, (no name) 14:3)
  • ὅμοιον ὡσ εἴ τισ ἐπὶ σταυρὸν ἀναβήσεσθαι μέλλων τὸ ἐν τῷ δακτύλῳ πρόσπταισμα θεραπεύοι. (Lucian, De morte Peregrini, (no name) 25:5)
  • 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)
  • διὰ τοῦτο ἐχρῆν, τὸ τοῦ λόγου, τῇ γῇ τὸν οὐρανὸν ἀναμεμῖχθαι καὶ δεσμὰ καὶ σταυροὺσ καὶ Καύκασον ὅλον ἐπινοεῖν καὶ ἀετοὺσ καταπέμπειν καὶ τὸ ἧπαρ ἐκκολάπτειν; (Lucian, Prometheus, (no name) 9:3)
  • ἀλλ’ ὅμωσ ἐκείνων οὐκ ἔστιν ὅστισ τῷ μαγείρῳ σταυροῦ ἂν τιμήσαιτο, εἰ τὰ κρέα ἕψων καθεὶσ τὸν δάκτυλον τοῦ ζωμοῦ τι περιελιχμήσατο ἢ ὀπτωμένων ἀποσπάσασ τι κατεβρόχθισεν, ἀλλὰ συγγνώμην ἀπονέμουσιν αὐτοῖσ· (Lucian, Prometheus, (no name) 10:2)
  • 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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