4716.  Strong's Dictionary Study



4716. stauros {stow-ros'}; from the base of 2476; a stake or 
post (as set upright), i.e. (specifically) a pole or cross (as 
an instrument of capital punishment); figuratively, exposure to 
death, i.e. self-denial; by implication, the atonement of Christ:
 --cross.[ql



 

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