It is not like dendron , which is used of a living, or green tree, as in Matthew 8 ; Revelation 7: 1, 3 ; 8: 7 ; 9: 4 , etc. As this latter word xulon is used for the former stauros , it shows us that the meaning of each is exactly the same. The verb stauroo means to drive stakes. Homer uses the word stauros of an ordinary pole or stake, or a single piece of timber. Hence the use of the word xulon Number 2, above in connection with the manner of our Lord's death, and rendered "tree" in Acts 5: 30 ; 39 ; Galatians 3: This is preserved in our old English name rood , or rod.
See the Encyclopedia Britannica , 11th Cambridge edition, volume 7, page d. There is nothing in the Greek of the New Testament even to imply two pieces of timber. The letter chi , , the initial of the word Christ was originally used for His Name; or.
This demonstrates that "xulon" means different things in different contexts and doesn't always refer to an actual tree. Since Strong's lists "cross" as a plausible meaning of "xulon", this in itself refutes Menj's alleged contradiction. They killed him by hanging him on a tree epi xulou. Interestingly, Luke who recorded Peter's speeches in Acts also wrote that Jesus was crucified on a cross stauros :. Crucify him staurou auton!
As they led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross ton stauron on him and made him carry it behind Jesus When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him estaurosan auton , along with the criminals - one on his right, the other on his left.
That Luke could mention Jesus being crucified on a cross while recording Peter's statements that Jesus was hanged on a "tree" demonstrates that these Christians saw no problem with these statements. Unlike Menj, they realized that both "stauros" and "xulon" could be used interchangeably in referring to Christ's crucifixion.
This is further seen from the Apostle Paul:. Paul says that Christ was brought down from the tree. Yet the same Paul speaks of Jesus being crucified on a cross:. In that case the offense of the cross to skandalon tou staurou has been abolished. The phrase refers to one who is accursed of God for failing to obey the commands.
Cookies help us deliver our services. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. Find out more. Lijst van Griekse en Latijnse begrippen in de biologie Chet Grimsley Greek and Latin roots in English Haematoxylum campechianum List of Greek words with English derivatives Methods of divination Webmaster Solution Alexandria A windows pop-into of information full-content of Sensagent triggered by double-clicking any word on your webpage.
Try here or get the code SensagentBox With a SensagentBox , visitors to your site can access reliable information on over 5 million pages provided by Sensagent. Crawl products or adds Get XML access to reach the best products. Index images and define metadata Get XML access to fix the meaning of your metadata. Lettris Lettris is a curious tetris-clone game where all the bricks have the same square shape but different content.
0コメント