"σταυρός" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /stau̯.rós/, /staˈβros/, /staˈvros/, /stau̯.rós/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /stawˈros/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /staˈβros/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /staˈvros/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /staˈvros/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”). See ῐ̔́στημῐ (hístēmi). Cognate with Icelandic staur (“a stake, pole”), English stour (“stake, pole”), Swedish stör. Compare also staff. Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*steh₂-}}, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*steh₂-||to stand}} Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”), {{m|grc|ῐ̔́στημῐ}} ῐ̔́στημῐ (hístēmi), {{cog|is|staur||a stake, pole}} Icelandic staur (“a stake, pole”), {{cog|en|stour||stake, pole}} English stour (“stake, pole”), {{cog|sv|stör}} Swedish stör, {{m|en|staff}} staff Head templates: {{grc-noun|σταυροῦ|m|second}} σταυρός • (staurós) m (genitive σταυροῦ); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|σταυρός|οῦ}}, {{grc-decl|σταυρός|οῦ|dial=epi}} Forms: staurós [romanization], σταυροῦ [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ σταυρός [nominative, singular], τὼ σταυρώ [dual, nominative], οἱ σταυροί [nominative, plural], τοῦ σταυροῦ [genitive, singular], τοῖν σταυροῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν σταυρῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ σταυρῷ [dative, singular], τοῖν σταυροῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς σταυροῖς [dative, plural], τὸν σταυρόν [accusative, singular], τὼ σταυρώ [accusative, dual], τοὺς σταυρούς [accusative, plural], σταυρέ [singular, vocative], σταυρώ [dual, vocative], σταυροί [plural, vocative], Epic declension-2 [table-tags], σταυρός [nominative, singular], σταυρώ [dual, nominative], σταυροί [nominative, plural], σταυροῦ [genitive, singular], σταυροῖο [genitive, singular], σταυρόο [genitive, singular], σταυροῖῐν [dual, genitive], σταυρῶν [genitive, plural], σταυρῷ [dative, singular], σταυροῖῐν [dative, dual], σταυροῖσῐ [dative, plural], σταυροῖσῐν [dative, plural], σταυροῖς [dative, plural], stauroîsi [dative, plural], stauroîsin [dative, plural], stauroîs [dative, plural], σταυρόν [accusative, singular], σταυρώ [accusative, dual], σταυρούς [accusative, plural], σταυρέ [singular, vocative], σταυρώ [dual, vocative], σταυροί [plural, vocative]
  1. upright stake or pile
    Sense id: en-σταυρός-grc-noun-doLtQ-vZ Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 63 37 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified: 71 29 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 81 19
  2. cross, crucifix
    Sense id: en-σταυρός-grc-noun-xCkBS5fl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: πᾶλος (pâlos), σκόλοψ (skólops), στᾰ́λῐξ (stálix), χᾰ́ρᾰξ (khárax)
Derived forms: ᾰ̓νᾰσταυρῐ́ζω (anastaurízō), ᾰ̓νᾰσταυρόω (anastauróō), ᾰ̓νᾰσταύρωσῐς (anastaúrōsis), ᾰ̓ποσταυρόω (apostauróō), δῐᾰσταυρόω (diastauróō), πᾰρᾰσταυρόω (parastauróō), περῐσταυρόω (peristauróō), περῐσταύρωμᾰ (peristaúrōma), προᾰποσταυρόω (proapostauróō), προσσταυρόω (prosstauróō), προσταυρόω (prostauróō), σταυρῐκός (staurikós), σταυρῐ́ον (stauríon), σταυροειδής (stauroeidḗs), σταυροφόρος (staurophóros), σταυρόω (stauróō), σταύρωμᾰ (staúrōma), σταύρωσῐς (staúrōsis), στεφᾰνοσταύριον (stephanostaúrion), σῠσταυρόομαι (sustauróomai)

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "anastaurízō",
      "word": "ᾰ̓νᾰσταυρῐ́ζω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "anastauróō",
      "word": "ᾰ̓νᾰσταυρόω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "anastaúrōsis",
      "word": "ᾰ̓νᾰσταύρωσῐς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "apostauróō",
      "word": "ᾰ̓ποσταυρόω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "diastauróō",
      "word": "δῐᾰσταυρόω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "parastauróō",
      "word": "πᾰρᾰσταυρόω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "peristauróō",
      "word": "περῐσταυρόω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "peristaúrōma",
      "word": "περῐσταύρωμᾰ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "proapostauróō",
      "word": "προᾰποσταυρόω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "prosstauróō",
      "word": "προσσταυρόω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "prostauróō",
      "word": "προσταυρόω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "staurikós",
      "word": "σταυρῐκός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "stauríon",
      "word": "σταυρῐ́ον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "stauroeidḗs",
      "word": "σταυροειδής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "staurophóros",
      "word": "σταυροφόρος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "stauróō",
      "word": "σταυρόω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "staúrōma",
      "word": "σταύρωμᾰ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "staúrōsis",
      "word": "σταύρωσῐς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "stephanostaúrion",
      "word": "στεφᾰνοσταύριον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sustauróomai",
      "word": "σῠσταυρόομαι"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "σταυρός"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: σταυρός (stavrós)\n→ Gagauz: stavroz\n→ Turkish: istavroz",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: σταυρός (stavrós)\n→ Gagauz: stavroz\n→ Turkish: istavroz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ (stauros)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ (stauros)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*steh₂-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*steh₂-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to stand"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ῐ̔́στημῐ"
      },
      "expansion": "ῐ̔́στημῐ (hístēmi)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "staur",
        "3": "",
        "4": "a stake, pole"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic staur (“a stake, pole”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "stour",
        "3": "",
        "4": "stake, pole"
      },
      "expansion": "English stour (“stake, pole”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "stör"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish stör",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "staff"
      },
      "expansion": "staff",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”). See ῐ̔́στημῐ (hístēmi). Cognate with Icelandic staur (“a stake, pole”), English stour (“stake, pole”), Swedish stör. Compare also staff.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "staurós",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροῦ",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ σταυρός",
      "roman": "ho staurós",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ σταυρώ",
      "roman": "tṑ staurṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ σταυροί",
      "roman": "hoi stauroí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ σταυροῦ",
      "roman": "toû stauroû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν σταυροῖν",
      "roman": "toîn stauroîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν σταυρῶν",
      "roman": "tôn staurôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ σταυρῷ",
      "roman": "tôi staurôi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν σταυροῖν",
      "roman": "toîn stauroîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς σταυροῖς",
      "roman": "toîs stauroîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν σταυρόν",
      "roman": "tòn staurón",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ σταυρώ",
      "roman": "tṑ staurṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς σταυρούς",
      "roman": "toùs stauroús",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρέ",
      "roman": "stauré",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρώ",
      "roman": "staurṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροί",
      "roman": "stauroí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρός",
      "roman": "staurós",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρώ",
      "roman": "staurṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροί",
      "roman": "stauroí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροῦ",
      "roman": "stauroû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροῖο",
      "roman": "stauroîo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρόο",
      "roman": "stauróo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροῖῐν",
      "roman": "stauroîin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρῶν",
      "roman": "staurôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρῷ",
      "roman": "staurôi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροῖῐν",
      "roman": "stauroîin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροῖσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροῖσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροῖς",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stauroîsi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stauroîsin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stauroîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρόν",
      "roman": "staurón",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρώ",
      "roman": "staurṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρούς",
      "roman": "stauroús",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρέ",
      "roman": "stauré",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρώ",
      "roman": "staurṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροί",
      "roman": "stauroí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σταυροῦ",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "σταυρός • (staurós) m (genitive σταυροῦ); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σταυρός",
        "2": "οῦ"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σταυρός",
        "2": "οῦ",
        "dial": "epi"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "64 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "63 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Outside he had driven stakes the whole length, this way and that.",
          "ref": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 14.11",
          "roman": "stauroùs d’ ektòs élasse diamperès éntha kaì éntha",
          "text": "σταυροὺς δ’ ἐκτὸς ἔλασσε διαμπερὲς ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "upright stake or pile"
      ],
      "id": "en-σταυρός-grc-noun-doLtQ-vZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "stake",
          "stake"
        ],
        [
          "pile",
          "pile"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "If you are the son of God, come down from the cross!",
          "ref": "70 CE – 110 CE, The Gospel of Matthew 27:40",
          "roman": "ei huiòs eî toû theoû, katábēthi apò toû stauroû.",
          "text": "εἰ υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ θεοῦ, κατάβηθι απὸ τοῦ σταυροῦ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cross, crucifix"
      ],
      "id": "en-σταυρός-grc-noun-xCkBS5fl",
      "links": [
        [
          "cross",
          "cross"
        ],
        [
          "crucifix",
          "crucifix"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/stau̯.rós/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/staˈβros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/staˈvros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/stau̯.rós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/stawˈros/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/staˈβros/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/staˈvros/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/staˈvros/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "pâlos",
      "word": "πᾶλος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "skólops",
      "word": "σκόλοψ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "stálix",
      "word": "στᾰ́λῐξ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "khárax",
      "word": "χᾰ́ρᾰξ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σταυρός"
}
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    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steh₂-",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "anastaurízō",
      "word": "ᾰ̓νᾰσταυρῐ́ζω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "anastauróō",
      "word": "ᾰ̓νᾰσταυρόω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "anastaúrōsis",
      "word": "ᾰ̓νᾰσταύρωσῐς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "apostauróō",
      "word": "ᾰ̓ποσταυρόω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "diastauróō",
      "word": "δῐᾰσταυρόω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "parastauróō",
      "word": "πᾰρᾰσταυρόω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "peristauróō",
      "word": "περῐσταυρόω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "peristaúrōma",
      "word": "περῐσταύρωμᾰ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "proapostauróō",
      "word": "προᾰποσταυρόω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "prosstauróō",
      "word": "προσσταυρόω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "prostauróō",
      "word": "προσταυρόω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "staurikós",
      "word": "σταυρῐκός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "stauríon",
      "word": "σταυρῐ́ον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "stauroeidḗs",
      "word": "σταυροειδής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "staurophóros",
      "word": "σταυροφόρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "stauróō",
      "word": "σταυρόω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "staúrōma",
      "word": "σταύρωμᾰ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "staúrōsis",
      "word": "σταύρωσῐς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "stephanostaúrion",
      "word": "στεφᾰνοσταύριον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sustauróomai",
      "word": "σῠσταυρόομαι"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "σταυρός"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: σταυρός (stavrós)\n→ Gagauz: stavroz\n→ Turkish: istavroz",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: σταυρός (stavrós)\n→ Gagauz: stavroz\n→ Turkish: istavroz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ (stauros)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ (stauros)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*steh₂-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*steh₂-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to stand"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ῐ̔́στημῐ"
      },
      "expansion": "ῐ̔́στημῐ (hístēmi)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "staur",
        "3": "",
        "4": "a stake, pole"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic staur (“a stake, pole”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "stour",
        "3": "",
        "4": "stake, pole"
      },
      "expansion": "English stour (“stake, pole”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "stör"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish stör",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "staff"
      },
      "expansion": "staff",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”). See ῐ̔́στημῐ (hístēmi). Cognate with Icelandic staur (“a stake, pole”), English stour (“stake, pole”), Swedish stör. Compare also staff.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "staurós",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροῦ",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ σταυρός",
      "roman": "ho staurós",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ σταυρώ",
      "roman": "tṑ staurṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ σταυροί",
      "roman": "hoi stauroí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ σταυροῦ",
      "roman": "toû stauroû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν σταυροῖν",
      "roman": "toîn stauroîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν σταυρῶν",
      "roman": "tôn staurôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ σταυρῷ",
      "roman": "tôi staurôi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν σταυροῖν",
      "roman": "toîn stauroîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς σταυροῖς",
      "roman": "toîs stauroîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν σταυρόν",
      "roman": "tòn staurón",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ σταυρώ",
      "roman": "tṑ staurṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς σταυρούς",
      "roman": "toùs stauroús",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρέ",
      "roman": "stauré",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρώ",
      "roman": "staurṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροί",
      "roman": "stauroí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρός",
      "roman": "staurós",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρώ",
      "roman": "staurṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροί",
      "roman": "stauroí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροῦ",
      "roman": "stauroû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροῖο",
      "roman": "stauroîo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρόο",
      "roman": "stauróo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροῖῐν",
      "roman": "stauroîin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρῶν",
      "roman": "staurôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρῷ",
      "roman": "staurôi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροῖῐν",
      "roman": "stauroîin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροῖσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροῖσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροῖς",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stauroîsi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stauroîsin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stauroîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρόν",
      "roman": "staurón",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρώ",
      "roman": "staurṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρούς",
      "roman": "stauroús",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρέ",
      "roman": "stauré",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυρώ",
      "roman": "staurṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σταυροί",
      "roman": "stauroí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σταυροῦ",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "σταυρός • (staurós) m (genitive σταυροῦ); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σταυρός",
        "2": "οῦ"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σταυρός",
        "2": "οῦ",
        "dial": "epi"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Outside he had driven stakes the whole length, this way and that.",
          "ref": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 14.11",
          "roman": "stauroùs d’ ektòs élasse diamperès éntha kaì éntha",
          "text": "σταυροὺς δ’ ἐκτὸς ἔλασσε διαμπερὲς ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "upright stake or pile"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stake",
          "stake"
        ],
        [
          "pile",
          "pile"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "If you are the son of God, come down from the cross!",
          "ref": "70 CE – 110 CE, The Gospel of Matthew 27:40",
          "roman": "ei huiòs eî toû theoû, katábēthi apò toû stauroû.",
          "text": "εἰ υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ θεοῦ, κατάβηθι απὸ τοῦ σταυροῦ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cross, crucifix"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cross",
          "cross"
        ],
        [
          "crucifix",
          "crucifix"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/stau̯.rós/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/staˈβros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/staˈvros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/stau̯.rós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/stawˈros/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/staˈβros/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/staˈvros/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/staˈvros/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "pâlos",
      "word": "πᾶλος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "skólops",
      "word": "σκόλοψ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "stálix",
      "word": "στᾰ́λῐξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khárax",
      "word": "χᾰ́ρᾰξ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σταυρός"
}

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