Dictionary entry

G04716

Strong's Greek Bible Dictionary

σταυρός

staurovs

stauros

{stow-ros'}

from the base of 2476; a stake or post (as set upright), i.e. (specially), 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.

See G02476.