λιθόστρωτος
lithostrōtosThe Stone Pavement
greekNew TestamentAdjective1 occurrence1 book1 verse
This word comes from the name of Gabbatha.
Definition
λιθό-στρωτος, -ον
(στρώννυμι), [in LXX: 2 Chronicles 7:3, Esther 1:6, Song of Solomon 3:10 (רִצְפָּה, רָצַף)* ;]
paved with stones, esp. of tessallated work (Ca, i.e.); as subst., τὸ λ., a tessallated pavement: John 19:13 (cf. Γαββαθᾶ).
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
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- John 19:13Λιθόστρωτον · [the] Stone PavementWhen Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, which in Hebrew is Gabbatha.