λίθος, -ου, ὁ (and, in Att.., of precious stones, ἡ.) [in LXX for אֶבֶן, Gen.11:3, al.; λ. τίμιος, for פָּז, Psa.19:10 21:3, Pro.8:19, al. ;] a stone: Mat.4:6, al.; pl., Mat.3:9, al.; at the entrance of a tomb, Mat.27:60, 66 28:2, Mrk.15:46 16:3-4, Luk.24:2, Jhn.11:38, 32 11:41 20:1; λ. μυλικός, Luk.17:2, cf. Rev.18:21; of building stones, Mat.21:42, [44], Mat.24:2, Mrk.12:10 13:1-2, Luk.19:44 20:17-18 21:5-6 Act.4:11, 1Pe.2:7; metaphorically, of Christ, λ. ἀκρογωναῖος, ἐκλεκτός, ἔντιμος, 1Pe.2:6 (LXX); λ. ζῶν, 1Pe.2:4; προσκόμματος, 1Pe.2:8, Rom.9:33; of Christians, λ. ζῶντες, 1Pe.2:5; of precious stones, λ. τίμιος, Rev.17:4 18:12, 16 21:11, 19; ἴασπις, Rev.4:3; ἐνδεδυμένοι λ. καθαρόν, Rev.15:6 (λίνον, Rec., R, mg., see Swete, in l); metaphorically, λ. τίμιοι, 1Co.3:12; of the tables of the law, 2Co.3:7; of idols, Act.17:29 (AS)
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G3037 — λίθος
lithos · stone · Greek
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Matthew 3:9 · λίθωνDon’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.Matthew 4:3 · λίθοιThe tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”Matthew 4:6 · λίθονand said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you.’ and, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you don’t dash your foot against a stone.’”Matthew 7:9 · λίθονOr who is there among you, who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?Matthew 21:42 · λίθονJesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes?’Matthew 21:44 · λίθονHe who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it will fall, it will scatter him as dust.”Matthew 24:2 · λίθος · λίθονBut he answered them, “You see all of these things, don’t you? Most certainly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone on another, that will not be thrown down.”Matthew 27:60 · λίθονand laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock, and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.Matthew 27:66 · λίθονSo they went with the guard and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone.Matthew 28:2 · λίθονBehold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky, and came and rolled away the stone from the door, and sat on it.Mark 5:5 · λίθοις.¶Always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones.Mark 12:10 · λίθονHaven’t you even read this Scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner.Mark 13:1 · λίθοιAs he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, see what kind of stones and what kind of buildings!”Mark 13:2 · λίθος · λίθονJesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone on another, which will not be thrown down.”Mark 15:46 · λίθονHe bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of a rock. He rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.Mark 16:3 · λίθονThey were saying among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?”Mark 16:4 · λίθος·for it was very big. Looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back.Luke 3:8 · λίθωνBring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and don’t begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father;’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!Luke 4:3 · λίθῳThe devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”Luke 4:11 · λίθονand, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.’”Luke 17:2 · λίθοςIt would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.Luke 19:40 · λίθοιHe answered them, “I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.”Luke 19:44 · λίθον · λίθονand will dash you and your children within you to the ground. They will not leave in you one stone on another, because you didn’t know the time of your visitation.”Luke 20:17 · λίθονBut he looked at them, and said, “Then what is this that is written, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the chief cornerstone?’Luke 20:18 · λίθονEveryone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whomever it falls on to dust.”Luke 21:5 · λίθοιςAs some were talking about the temple and how it was decorated with beautiful stones and gifts, he said,Luke 21:6 · λίθος · λίθῳ“As for these things which you see, the days will come, in which there will not be left here one stone on another that will not be thrown down.”Luke 22:41 · λίθουHe was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and he knelt down and prayed,Luke 24:2 · λίθονThey found the stone rolled away from the tomb.John 8:59 · λίθουςTherefore they took up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was hidden, and went out of the temple, having gone through their midst, and so passed by.John 10:31 · λίθουςTherefore Jews took up stones again to stone him.John 11:38 · λίθοςJesus therefore, again groaning in himself, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.John 11:39 · λίθον.Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days.”John 11:41 · λίθονSo they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, “Father, I thank you that you listened to me.John 20:1 · λίθονNow on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went early, while it was still dark, to the tomb, and saw the stone taken away from the tomb.Acts 4:11 · λίθοςHe is ‘the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.’Acts 17:29 · λίθῳ,Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.Romans 9:32 · λίθῳWhy? Because they didn’t seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;Romans 9:33 · λίθονeven as it is written, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense; and no one who believes in him will be disappointed.”1 Corinthians 3:12 · λίθουςBut if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or stubble;2 Corinthians 3:7 · λίθοιςBut if the service of death, written engraved on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly on the face of Moses for the glory of his face; which was passing away:1 Peter 2:4 · λίθονcoming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.1 Peter 2:5 · λίθοιYou also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.1 Peter 2:6 · λίθονBecause it is contained in Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen, and precious: He who believes in him will not be disappointed.”1 Peter 2:7 · λίθοςFor you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected, has become the chief cornerstone,”1 Peter 2:8 · λίθοςand, “a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.” For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.Revelation 4:3 · λίθῳthat looked like a jasper stone and a sardius. There was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald to look at.Revelation 17:4 · λίθῳThe woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of the sexual immorality of the earth.Revelation 18:12 · λίθουmerchandise of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, scarlet, all expensive wood, every vessel of ivory, every vessel made of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble;Revelation 18:16 · λίθῳsaying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, she who was dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls!Revelation 18:21 · λίθονA mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down, and will be found no more at all.Revelation 21:11 · λίθῳ · λίθῳhaving the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, as if it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal;Revelation 21:19 · λίθῳThe foundations of the city’s wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;