- σταυρός
- σταυρόςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `pole' (Ω 453), `cross' (D.S., NT a.o.)Derivatives: σταυρ-ίον n. (Theognost.), -ικός `belonging to the cross' (Tz.), -όω, also w. ἀνα- a. o., `to provide with poles' (Hdt., Th. etc.), `to crucify' (Plb., NT a. o.) with -ωμα n. `fraise, palisade' (Th., X. a. o.), -ωσις f. `impalement, crucifixion' (Th. a. o.), -ώσιμος `belonging to the crucifixion' (Christ. lit..; Arbenz 87).Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [1008] *steh₂-u- `pole'Etymology: In origin identical with OWNo. staurr m. `pole'. The same noun seems at the basis of the Lat. denominative in-staurāre `renew, restore' (to which re-stau-rāre `id.'); the development of the meaning is however not clear; cf. W.-Hofmann s. v. w. lit. -- Further s. στοά and στῦλος, στύραξ, στύω.Page in Frisk: 2,778
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.