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GreekG3037Noun (Masculine)

λίθος

lithos

55Occurrences
G3037Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a stone (literally or figuratively)

apparently a primary word;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a stone: pl., at the entrance of a tomb; λ. μυλικός, cf. ; of building stones,; metaphorically, of Christ, λ. ἀκρογωναῖος, ἐκλεκτός, ἔντιμος, (LXX); λ. ζῶν; προσκόμματος,; of Christians, λ. ζῶντες; of precious stones, λ. *τίμιος *; ἴασπις; ἐνδεδυμένοι λ. καθαρόν, (λίνον, Rec., R, mg., see Swete, in l); metaphorically, λ. τίμιοι; of the tables of the law; of idols
LXX: for אֶבֶן, λ. τίμιος, for פָּז

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

λίθος appears 55 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
13
Matthew
10
John
7
Mark
7
Revelation
7
1 Peter
5
Acts
2
Romans
2

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 3:12BSB

If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

John 11:39BSB

“Take away the stone,” Jesus said.“Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”

Luke 21:5BSB

As some of the disciples were remarking how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and consecrated gifts, Jesus said,

Matthew 27:66BSB

So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.

Mark 16:4BSB

But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, even though it was extremely large.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.