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Stauros (σταυρός) is a Greek word for a stake or an implement of capital punishment. The Greek New Testament uses the word stauros for the instrument of Jesus' crucifixion, and it is generally translated as "cross" in religious texts, while also being translated as pillar or tree in Christian contexts.
The Koine Greek terms used in the New Testament of the structure on which Jesus died are stauros (σταυρός) and xylon (ξύλον).These words, which can refer to many different things, do not indicate the precise shape of the structure; scholars have long known that the Greek word stauros and the Latin word crux did not uniquely mean a cross, but could also be used to refer to one, and ...
Jeshurun (Hebrew: יְשֻׁרוּן Yəšurūn; also Jesurun [1] or Yeshurun) is a poetic name for Israel used in the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible.It is generally thought to be derived from a root word meaning upright, just or straight, but may have been derived from שׁור, shur, to see, or may be a diminutive form of the word Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵל Yiśrāʾēl).
Today's Wordle Answer for #1255 on Monday, November 25, 2024. Today's Wordle answer on Monday, November 25, 2024, is BROWN. How'd you do? Next: Catch up on other Wordle answers from this week.
The word pentagram refers to just the star and the word pentacle refers to the star within a circle, although there is some overlap in usage. [4] The word pentalpha is a 17th-century revival of a post-classical Greek name of the shape.
Standing at attention, upright with an assertive and correct posture: "chin up, chest out, shoulders back, stomach in", arms at the side, heels together, toes apart;
to the foot of the letter: i.e., "exactly as it is written", "to the letter", or "to the very last detail" ad perpetuam memoriam: to the perpetual memory: Generally precedes "of" and a person's name, used to wish for someone to be remembered long after death ad pondus omnium (ad pond om) to the weight of all things: i.e., "considering ...
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