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The stauros used as an instrument of execution was (1) a small pointed pole or stake used for thrusting through the body, so as to pin the latter to the earth, or otherwise render death inevitable; (2) a similar pole or stake fixed in the ground point upwards, upon which the condemned one was forced down till incapable of escaping; (3) a much ...
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 ...
Ancient Greek has two verbs for crucify: anastauroo (ἀνασταυρόω), from stauros (which in modern Greek only means "cross" but which in antiquity was used for any kind of wooden pole, pointed or blunt, bare or with attachments) and apotumpanizo (ἀποτυμπανίζω) "crucify on a plank", [4] together with anaskolopizo (ἀνασκολοπίζω "impale").
In the Greek text of the New Testament, Jesus is killed on a stauros, almost always translated as a "cross" in English. But it is unclear what exactly a stauros is, and in particular whether it had a cross-piece or was a simple stake. The New Testament says nothing about this, so many scholars have studied the meaning of the word in earlier and ...
Blandford is a historic building at 28242 Lake Terry Drive near Mount Dora, Florida, United States. On November 1, 2007, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places . [ 1 ]
Mount Dora Historic District is a U.S. historic district in Mount Dora, Florida, Lake County. [2] The district is roughly bounded by 3rd Avenue, 11th Avenue, Clayton Street, and Helen Street. [ 3 ] The historic district features many buildings from the early 20th century.
The Mount Dora History Museum (formerly the Royellou Museum [3]) is located at 450 Royellou Lane, Mount Dora, Florida. It contains exhibits depicting the history of Mount Dora. [ 4 ] The building itself, constructed in the 1920s, was originally the firehouse and jail for the city.
The Mount Dora Ghost Walk is a ninety minute long bizarre bilingual [1] theatrical and lantern-guided walking tour of the city of Mount Dora, Florida.It is an adventure into the darker side of the city often referred to by visitors as the New England of the South, and gets its inspiration from the local history, legends, and myths that are compiled by a group of historians and actors.