Dictionary entry

στεφανόω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

στεφανόω, -ῶ

(< στέφανος), [in LXX for עטר;]

c. acc. pers.,

to crown: of a victor, II Ti 2:5. Metaph., δόξῃ κ. τιμῇ, He 2:7, 9 (LXX).†