Gloss
stone, boulder; this can refer to stone as a material or substance, and to a stone as a piece of rock. A precious stone is a gem.
Forms of the word
Dictionary
λίθος, -ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration
lithos
Simplified transliteration
lithos
Numbers
Strong's number
3037
GK Number
3345
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
59
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-2a
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for λίθος
| Luke 21:5 | And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones (lithois | λίθοις | dat pl masc) and gifts dedicated to God, Jesus said, |
| Luke 21:6 | “These things that you see — days will come in which there will not be left stone (lithos | λίθος | nom sg masc) upon stone (lithō | λίθῳ | dat sg masc) that will not be thrown down.” |
| Luke 22:41 | Then he withdrew from them about a stone’s (lithou | λίθου | gen sg masc) throw, knelt down and began to pray, |
| Luke 24:2 | They found the stone (lithon | λίθον | acc sg masc) rolled away from the tomb, |
| John 8:7 | When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “The man among you without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone (lithon | λίθον | acc sg masc) at her.” |
| John 8:59 | Then they picked up stones (lithous | λίθους | acc pl masc) to throw at him; but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple. |
| John 10:31 | The Jews again brought stones (lithous | λίθους | acc pl masc) to stone him. |
| John 11:38 | Then Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone (lithos | λίθος | nom sg masc) was lying across it. |
| John 11:39 | Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” (lithon | λίθον | acc sg masc) Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by now the body will smell because it has been buried for four days.” |
| John 11:41 | So they took away the stone (lithon | λίθον | acc sg masc). Then Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. |
| John 20:1 | Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and she saw the stone (lithon | λίθον | acc sg masc) removed from the tomb. |
| Acts 4:11 | This is the stone (lithos | λίθος | nom sg masc) that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the chief cornerstone. |
| Acts 17:29 | So since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the divine being is like an image carved in gold or silver or stone (lithō | λίθῳ | dat sg masc) by human skill and imagination. |
| Romans 9:32 | Why not? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone (lithō | λίθῳ | dat sg masc), |
| Romans 9:33 | as it is written, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone (lithon | λίθον | acc sg masc) that makes them stumble and a rock that trips them up; but the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.” |
| 1 Corinthians 3:12 | If anyone is building on the foundation with gold, silver, gems (lithous | λίθους | acc pl masc), wood, hay, straw — |
| 2 Corinthians 3:7 | Now if the ministry of death, engraved in letters on stones (lithois | λίθοις | dat pl masc), came with such glory that the Israelites were unable to gaze steadily into the face of Moses due to the glory of his face, fading as it was, |
| 1 Peter 2:4 | As you come to him, a living stone (lithon | λίθον | acc sg masc) rejected by men but chosen by God and precious, |
| 1 Peter 2:5 | you also, like living stones (lithoi | λίθοι | nom pl masc), are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. |
| 1 Peter 2:6 | For it says in scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone (lithon | λίθον | acc sg masc), a cornerstone chosen and precious, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.” |
| 1 Peter 2:7 | Therefore the great value is to you who believe; but for those who do not believe, “The stone (lithos | λίθος | nom sg masc) that the builders rejected, this very one has become the cornerstone,” |
| 1 Peter 2:8 | and, “A stone (lithos | λίθος | nom sg masc) that makes people stumble and a rock that makes them fall.” They stumble, as they were destined to do, since they do not obey the word. |
| Revelation 4:3 | And the one sitting there had the appearance of a precious gem (lithō | λίθῳ | dat sg masc) — jasper or carnelian — and a rainbow encircled the throne, in appearance like an emerald. |
| Revelation 17:4 | The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels (lithō | λίθῳ | dat sg masc) and pearls. In her hand she held a golden cup full of abominations, the impurities of her fornication. |
| Revelation 18:12 | cargo such as gold, silver, precious stones (lithou | λίθου | gen sg masc), and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet cloth; all kinds of things made of citron wood, all kinds of articles made of ivory, and all kinds of articles made of costly wood, bronze, iron, and marble; |
