Στέφανος
Stephanos
Stephen
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word Στέφανος (Stephanos, Strong's number: G4736) is a proper name meaning "crown" and is used as a personal name in the Greek Septuagint and the New Testament. Given its definition as a crown, it's likely the name is metaphorically linked to the wearing of a laurel wreath, traditionally awarded to winners in athletic competitions. As a proper name, Stephanos appears 7 times in the Bible, consistently referring to one individual, but no further information is available from the provided data about this individual or their significance. Overall, the name Stephanos carries a significance as a given name that symbolizes excellence or accomplishment, due to its connection to crowns and laurel wreaths.
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Occurrences in Scripture
7 total occurrences across the text
These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch;
Acts 6:8Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.
Acts 6:9But some of those who were of the synagogue called “The Libertines”, and of the Cyrenians, of the Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia arose, disputing with Stephen.
Acts 7:59They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”
Acts 8:2Devout men buried Stephen and lamented greatly over him.
Acts 11:19They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.
Acts 22:20When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.’