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σταυρός

Alt. σταυρός, οῦ, ὁ,

Etym. στῆναι

I. "an upright pale or stake", Hom., etc.: of "piles" driven in to serve as a foundation, Hdt., Thuc.

II. "the Cross", NTest.: its form was represented by the Greek letter Τ, Luc.